Germany, Heer. A Mint Tropical Cap Eagle for Enlisted Ranks Newly Listed Instituted on 7 April 1815

Instituted on 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I

with wide black ribbed rayon cap band

It is maker stamped in black ink with a "1" above "F

with the enamels well preserved without chipping but with moderate scratches from period wear

Germany, Heer. A Mint Tropical Cap Eagle for Enlisted Ranks Newly Listed Instituted on 7 April 1815(Heer Tropen Mtzenadler fr Mannschaften). Constructed of brown rayon, the obverse overlaid by a layer of golden brown rayon, in turn bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.