which explains the post-war dates and lack of swastikas on the award certificates
Constructed of Gold with silver and multi-coloured enamels
with EIRE (Ireland) and the inscription "Cogadh na Saoirse" (The Fight for Freedom) below
the obverse with red enameled arms and central red enameled disc bearing a silvered Hamburg coat of arms
escorted by Macdonough's gunboats
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Stick Pins Auction which explains the post-war dates(Anstecknadeln). A mixed lot of six stick pins, including a First World War veterans pin featuring three decorations, including the 1914 Iron Cross in both II and I Classes, along with a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of bronze, unmarked, measuring 20 mm (w) x 10 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a Luftwaffe auxiliary pin, constructed of silvered bronze, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 21 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a