Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity suspended from ribbon with ’14

suspended from ribbon with ’14 YEARS’ broach bar

constructed of green wool bearing four bands of silver aluminum bullion wire interlaced with green thread

reverse depicting an engraved Order’s motto

illustrating an image of the Taj Mahal (an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra

The M1871 knife bayonet measures 627 mm in length with the scabbard on

Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity suspended from ribbon with ’14(Vaterlndischer Hilfsdienst Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of hollowed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by three Imperial German tri colours, with a central inscription of VATERLNDISCHER HILFSDIENST (PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, stamped with an identification number of 07656, an inscription of SER. 5, and a makers mark of C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN,