Germany, Heer. A Set of Medical Oberst Shoulder Boards Republic of in silvered tombac with black

in silvered tombac with black and red enamels

to soldiers who fought on the Battle of Boyaca in 1819

MANCH: REGt)

spotting and discolouration evident on the obverse

with unknown maker mark on the aluminum receiving clip

Germany, Heer. A Set of Medical Oberst Shoulder Boards Republic of in silvered tombac with black(Heer Schulterklappen fr einen Oberst der Sanittstruppe). A matching set of Heer Medical Oberst shoulder boards, each constructed of light blue wool with rigid card stock cores and magnetic metal wire internal reinforcements, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a gilded Medical cypher flanked by two gilded pips, each retaining a matching pebbled magnetic metal button, both unmarked and measuring 34 mm (w) x