Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Plaque Republic of but is free of tears

but is free of tears overall

276 mm x 353 mm)

on full-length sash with bow-tie)

the quadrants of the arms joined by stylized Gold crowns

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Plaque Republic of but is free of tears(Patriotische Gedenktafel zum Ersten Weltkrieg). Constructed of a lacquered dark brown wooden base, the obverse riveted with a silvered bronze plate consisting of a central raised profile of Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm (with decal and collar tabs approximately to Reichswehr and Wehrmacht periods), situated above a 1914 Iron Cross, topped by a German national eagle clutching an additional miniature 1914 Iron Cross in its beak, in turn perched on a