Germany, Imperial. A First World War Italian Front Propaganda Medallion, By Wilhelm Eberbach Hold 92 mm x 397 mm

92 mm x 397 mm

of DRK-Schwester Grete Fock

with consistent but minor loss of finish evident

It is maker marked in gold ink "WELSH & JEFFERIES Ltd

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Italian Front Propaganda Medallion, By Wilhelm Eberbach Hold 92 mm x 397 mm(Medaille). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, the obverse bearing a raised personification of death in the form of a skeleton affixed to a pair of skis and wielding a rifle mounted to a bipod (in reference to the mountain combat characteristic of the Italian Front), the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEM HERZOG VON AOSTRA (TO THE DUKE OF AOSTA, in reference to Prince Emanuele Filiberto, commander of the Italian Third Army), situated