Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1914 United Republic of Belgium: War Cross with bronze

Belgium: War Cross with bronze palm (bronze

white tape along the top edge from previous frame mounting

of the Chinese 39th Army

effective July 1

Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1914 United Republic of Belgium: War Cross with bronze(Telegraph Koppelschloss). Constructed of brass, the obverse with a separately applied nicke silver disk displaying the royal crown on a raised field, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) along with an open ended wreath below, a bracket is riveted to each side of the buckle via two rivets each for wires to be passed through, the reverse plain, depicting two solder points, a catch, and a standard dual prong spring bar, measuring 102 mm (w) x 46 mm