ANTIQUE PRE WWI 1914 DHG GERMAN IRON CROSS RING, FOR PRE WAR AMERICANS, RARE for Sale

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ANTIQUE PRE WWI 1914 DHG GERMAN IRON CROSS RING, FOR PRE WAR AMERICANS, RARE For Sale

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ANTIQUE PRE WWI 1914 DHG GERMAN IRON CROSS RING, FOR PRE WAR AMERICANS, RARE:
$150.00

ANTIQUE PRE WWI 1914 DHG GERMAN IRON CROSS RING, FOR PRE WAR AMERICANS, RARE

World War I era iron ring. The ring was made in 1914 before the U.S. entered the conflict & given as a token of appreciation to those supporting the German war effort. The German Iron Cross centers the band, with embossed foliate detail to either side and the markings "1914 DHG", denoting the Deutsche Heimats Gruppe or German Homeland Group organization. The "I Gave Gold for Iron" movement encouraged German citizens to surrender their gold jewelry to support the war effort, and also had success among German Americans until their country entered the Great War on the Allied side in 1917. This ring has a patriotic German inscription to exterior of shank, with an approximate translation reading. In order to prove loyalty to the homeland in this difficult time, to it I give gold for this iron. The inner ring bears an indistinct patent mark dated 1914.

VG++ ORIGINAL CONDITION / SIZE 6

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