Germany, Imperial. A First World War Red Cross Volunteer Assistant’s Id Badge, Named And Attributed, By Friedrich Orth Hold box shows signs of age

box shows signs of age and is slightly scuffed

It is maker stamped “57” for size

Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered orange Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

and Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces (brass with red enamels

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Red Cross Volunteer Assistant’s Id Badge, Named And Attributed, By Friedrich Orth Hold box shows signs of age(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hilfskrankenpflegerin Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a white enameled disc overlaid by a central red enameled Geneva Cross, set within a gilt ring and circumscribed by an inscription of FREI. HILFSKRANKENPFLEGERIN VOM ROTEN KREUZE (VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT NURSE OF THE RED CROSS), the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened catch, bearing a