Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Balcony Speech Medal Auction Archive became known as “Black Wednesday”

became known as “Black Wednesday” in Spain

he proceeded to England on April 13

An early badge owned and worn by perhaps one of the first Luftwaffe Casualties of operations in France

clean ribbons without imperfection

including that of Douglas MacArthur

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Balcony Speech Medal Auction Archive became known as “Black Wednesday”(Balkonreden Abzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II, circumscribed by an excerpt from his Balcony Speeches reading ICH KENNE KEIN PARTEIEN MEHR, ICH KENNE NUR DEUTSCHE (I KNOW NO MORE PARTIES, I KNOW ONLY GERMANS), the reverse with a central sword flanked by an inscription of IN AUFGEDRUNGENER NOTWEHR MIT REINEM GEWISSEN UND REINER HAND ERGREIFEN WIR DAS SCHWERT (IN