Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 certificate_of_authenticity S Army Air Force patch

S Army Air Force patch presenting a brown leather base with a faded blue leather circle with yellow leather wings with stitching detail

with extensive oxidation evident to the wire features

40 mm (w) x 48

A silver Pateé cross with concave ends and ball finials

worn on original neck ribbon swatch

Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 certificate_of_authenticity S Army Air Force patch(Freimaurerloge Halsdekoration). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms and a central medallion of identical construction, the former bearing gilt inscriptions of VORWRTS (one of the earliest Masonic lodges in the Rhineland), ORIENT GLADBACH, and a lodge number of 5845, the latter featuring a hand painted scene consisting of a raven in mid flight over a coastal background topped by