Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Black Grade (blackened iron

Black Grade (blackened iron

stood head and shoulders above his fellows

The order was established by Prince Ferdinand I

silvered aluminum receiving clip on the left end

Broad" and dated May 19

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Black Grade (blackened iron(Heer Grabenkunst Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of magnetic steel, the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), notably retaining a package of Strike Rite matches, produced in London, Ontario, c. 1944, added by the Canadian serviceman who retrieved the case from Europe during the