the capture of which was essential to the success of the entire Iwo Jima operation
surrounded by the inscription "ZA WASZA WOLNOOSC I NASZA" (For Your Freedom and Ours)
measuring 80 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)
minor tarnishing of gilt and flecking of enamels evident
Footnote: The Order of Skanderbeg was instituted in 1925 by President Ahmed ben Zogu as an order of merit and amended in 1940 under Italian rule
Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Patriotic Rings certificate_of_authenticity the capture of which was(1. Weltkrieg patriotischer Fingerring). A pair of First World War patriotic rings, including: 1. One constructed of gilded bronze, the exterior bearing a central blackened and silvered Iron Cross, flanked on each side by clutches of oak leaves, the interior stamped with a mark of KJAG possibly indicating manufacture by Kollmann & Jourdan AG, Pforzheim, flanked by a number 65, corresponding to a size 11, weighing 5. 2 grams, in extremely fine