Germany, Imperial. An Austro-German Alliance Iron Cross Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crossguard stamped "HG"

crossguard stamped "HG"

including the following:

this assignment lasted for only two weeks

Instituted October 13

Germany, Imperial. An Austro-German Alliance Iron Cross Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crossguard stamped "HG"(Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a 1914 Iron Cross with black enameled arms, bearing central silvered monograms of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Kaiser Wilhelm II, topped by a royal crown and above a date of 1914, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 29 mm (w) x 29 mm (h), demonstrating minor scratching to the enamels, in near extremely fine condition.