with finely applied gold and hand painted detailing
Fabricated from yellow cotton
surrounded by the inscription "DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG"
A First War German Imperial Medal Group of Four - As originally mounted and worn
on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a padded red wool backer with horizontal pinback
Germany, Imperial; Austria, Empire. Three First War Patriotic Rings consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with finely applied gold andIncludes: 1. Three 1914 Battles Commemorative Ring: in silver, dark patina, maker marked "RS" along with a faded hallmarked on the inside, illustrating a shield bearing the number "42" framed by laurel leaves at the top, the date "1914" in the centre and inscribed "ANTWERPEN" (Siege of Antwerp) below, the shoulders with ribbon banners marked "NAMUR" (Siege of Namur) on the left and "LTTICH" (Battle of Liege), the ribbon banners interlaced with laurel