Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity the ship joined in the

the ship joined in the Spanish-American War and patrolled the coastal waters between Block Island and Cape Henlopen until May 27th

while a fifth crewman

(Orden Philipps des Großmüthigen

Photo of Hellmuth and an officer

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity the ship joined in the(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing an Iron Cross overlaid by dates 1914 1915, joined through the quadrants by the flags of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.