Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse centre bears the

the obverse centre bears the right-facing portrait of Herzog Albrecht on awhite enamel field encompassed by a blue enamel border inscribed with “ALBERTUS ANIMOSUS” (ALBERT THE MERCIFUL) with arabesque detailing at the bottom

86 mm (w) x 46

as the 3rd Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada on December 5

the cap badge affixed to a support wrapped in black wool via two screwbacks

Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse centre bears the(Heer Brotbeutel). Constructed of light olive drab cotton, the exterior with two black leather panels accommodating metal D rings, in turn retaining a carrying strap of identical cloth construction, topped by additional cloth strap with an aluminum clip, with a fold over flap fastening closed with two leather straps meeting aluminum buttons, the reverse of the flap bearing a handwritten owners name and hometown of VILLACH (Austria), otherwise