Germany, Hj. A Late-War Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Paul Cramer & Co. certificate_of_authenticity 87mm (w) x 69

87mm (w) x 69

a rare version of an Austrian-Hungarian commemorative medal for the celebration of the 60 years of Kaiser Franz Joseph's reign (1848-1908)

1903 in Rudolfstadt

After successfully completing the course that September and subsequently obtaining his pilot's badge in early October 1915

scattered discolouration in the bullion wire

Germany, Hj. A Late-War Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, By Paul Cramer & Co. certificate_of_authenticity 87mm (w) x 69(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M4 44 for Paul Cramer & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with loss of silver finish evident throughout, in