Description
Austria: Troops Review Postcard (black and white
while “40” indicates year of production (1940)
the twelve o’clock arm with a loop and suspension ring retaining a period original bow tie-style ribbon with a horizontal pinback
MAI 1915" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below
each in turn overlaid by a dyed black mobile swastika
Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Cup, by the Royal Porcelain Factory Auction Archive Austria: Troops Review Postcard (black(Patriotischer Tasse). Constructed of glazed porcelain, the exterior finish in slate grey, bearing a central hand painted 1914 Iron Cross, situated within a circular green laurel leaf wreath, featuring a high set protruding handle, the base featuring dual maker marks of the Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin, measuring 7. 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h), demonstrating no evident chips or cracks, in extremely fine condition.