Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Badge For Front Fighters Of 1914-1918, Second Model Auction Archive first in the Infantry

first in the Infantry

the reverse with a circular central white enamel medallion with a gold crowned cipher of King Friedrich I within a bed of white enamels

circa 1941-43 period

Period worn and used example

in New York in 1923

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Badge For Front Fighters Of 1914-1918, Second Model Auction Archive first in the Infantry(Ehrenzeichen 2. Form Frontkmpfer des Weltkrieges 1914 1918). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, bearing a central crowned German national eagle overlaid by a Stahlhelm and crossed swords, circumscribed by an inscription of FRONTKKMPFER DES WELTKRIEGES 1914 1918 (FRONT FIGHTERS OF THE WORLD WAR 1914 1918), the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44. 70 mm (w) x 53. 11 mm (h), weighing