Germany, Imperial. A Large Imperial War Flag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 55 mm (w) x 53

55 mm (w) x 53

consisting of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords

from an uncommon maker of SS edged weapons

while he left flap is stitched with a white cotton label bearing red machine-embroidered owner’s initials “FB” (Fritz Birnbaum)

Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy with multi-coloured enamels

Germany, Imperial. A Large Imperial War Flag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 55 mm (w) x 53(Reichskriegsflagge). A large Reichskriegsflagge (Imperial War Flag), constructed of a white cotton twill base, bearing a double sided printed design consisting of a black Nordic Cross trimmed with black borders, overlaid by a central Prussian imperial eagle, and with an Imperial black, white, and red tri colour flag set into the upper hoist edge, in turn defaced by a black Iron Cross, the hoist edge reinforced with an additional layer of white cotton