Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Patriotic Iron Cross Brooches
Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross Patriotic Sweetheart Pin, A First War period German brooch constructed from a gilded piece of an artillery shell driving band, featuring a central oak branch, the left and right read “1914 1917”, the reverse bears a horizontal pinback, attached below is a black-enamelled 1914 Iron Cross, measuring 41.46 mm (w) x 13.89 mm (h); Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross Patriotic Sweetheart Pin, A First War period German brooch constructed from a piece of an artillery shell driving band,featuring a central inscription “Welt krieg” (World War) and the left and right read “1914 1917”, the reverse bears a horizontal pinback, measuring 32.68 mm (w) x 13.38 mm (h), both very fine.

