the reverse with old glue remains from previous mounting onto a vehicle
the collar butting the quillion which has the traditional hook design
David Nolan would return to Canada in July 1919 and be awarded the MSM on December 23rd 1919
when he suffered a gun shot wound to his right leg
the reverse with an inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE HEIMKEHR DES MEMELLANDES 22
Germany, Imperial; Austria, Empire; Hungary, Kingdom; Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Four First War Patriotic Badges consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with old glueIncludes: 1. Central Powers Patriotic Badge: two piece construction, in silver with red, white, green, yellow and black enamels, museum marked "60" on the reverse, illustrating a shield bearing four flags, clockwise from the upper left: the Austrian Empire, Imperial Germany, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, the shield mounted to a base with the two headed Austrian eagle surmounted by the royal crown, measuring 23. 3 mm (w) x 27. 2 mm