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Medals & badges of the Central Powers in WW1 Page 8

German WW1 Era/Weimar issue Merit Cross for 25 years of Loyal service. (War service counted as double time).

WW I German Feld-ehrenzeichen Hamburg (Veterans Star). DEUTSCHES FELD- EHRENZEICHEN (GERMAN FIELD HONOUR BADGE. Awarded in 1920 for Bravery or Service on the front line during WW1 to men from the Hamburg area.

Unidentified medallion that appears to me to be castigating the Italians. I know nothing about this medallion. If you do please Email
Imperial German coin "Medal" -  "Iron for Gold ". To help pay for the War, Germans turned in their wedding rings and other items made of gold and received in return this coin medal made of Iron, to show they helped with the war effort.
Princely House Order of Hohenzollen, next to it is the Order of the Red Eagle

WW1 Era German, Honor Badge of the 3rd Naval Brigade of Loewenfeld 1920 WW1 German War Cross  originally given to Major Pappus Von Trazberg for his service in WW1

  • Iron Cross WW1, 2nd Class
  • Friedrich August Medal in bronze
  • Hindenburg Cross with Swords
  • Austrian War Medal 1914/18 with swords
  • Hungarian War Medal 1914/18 (see below left for reverse)
 
This medal bears a representation of the WW1 Iron Cross on the obverse and an image of a soldier being rewarded on the reverse.
Hungarian War medal 1914/18 The 2 Emperors Medallion; Wilhelm II of Germany & Franz Joseph I of Austria/Hungary 
  • Eisernes Kreuz ( Iron Cross ), 3 piece construction, 2x Silver outer frames and an iron core.
  • Hindenburg Honour Cross with Swords.
  • Austrian NCO 15 year long service medal.
  • Service Medal Austria 1914/18
  • Austrian/ Hungarian medal 1914-1918 " Pro Deo et Patria " for front line combat service. See above left for reverse.

  • U-BOAT BADGE, 
  • HIGH SEA'S FLEET WAR BADGE, 
  • E-BOAT BADGE, 
  • DESTROYER BADGE
    • Original as manufactured
German Tanker badge WW1, (bronze & silver) 4 badge lapel stick pin (1957 de-nazified)

If you can identify this medal please

The cross with "TO DER KISER" was one of many styles of joke pieces made by the British in WW1, they were thrown over to the German trenches or given to German P.O.W for their original Iron Cross awards, to take the Mickey and insult the Prussians.

1870/71 German medal with an Iron Cross with wreath representation on the obverse and the familiar "God is with us" motto as one of several on the reverse.
Imperial German Stick Pin (lapel badge) featuring 1914 Iron Cross, Hindenburg cross and Prussian Campaign medal.
 

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