reverse marked with integral lugs and pin
Four award miniatures
with eight rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the right end
Franco had been promoted to captain at the young age of twenty-three
An Early Pilots Badge by Juncker -
Germany, Imperial. A War Commemorative Medal for 1870/71 for Combatants, with Battle Clasps United Republic of reverse marked with integral lugs(Kriegsdenkmnze fr Kmpfer 1870 1871 mit Gefechtspangen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the former pinned with five battle clasps, including LE MANS, BEAUME LA ROLANDE, METZ, GRAVELOTTE ST. PRIVAT, VIONVILLE MARS LA TOUR, unmarked, measuring 29. 06 mm in diameter, a medal to a highly experienced combatant of the Franco Prussian War in extremely fine condition.