Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Wound Badges, Cut-Out Versions consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Franz Joseph I (1849-1916)

Franz Joseph I (1849-1916)

MBE (in silver

45 mm x 66 mm

khaki webbed belt fed through the loops on either end

he was Absent Without Leave for 36 hours from October 4 to 5

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Wound Badges, Cut-Out Versions consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Franz Joseph I (1849-1916)(Verwundetenabzeichen, durchbrochen). A pair of Wound Badges, including: 1. A Black Grade award, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords over a hollow void, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 79 mm (w) x 44. 95 mm (h), weighing 8. 4 grams,