Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Armoured Reconnaissance Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity for Josef Kopphold

for Josef Kopphold

the obverse with raised leftward-facing profiles of Friedrich Franz IV and Alexandra

bearing a central blue enameled oval medallion overlaid by a silvered inscription of “VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS” (“THROUGH VIGILANCE WE ASCEND”)

the tail is in white enamel presenting five feathers by way of four vertical lines with wishbone designs in the three central columns and three curved lines on each of the two outer columns

It may be awarded in both times of war and peace

Germany, Heer. A Set of Cavalry/Armoured Reconnaissance Major Shoulder Boards certificate_of_authenticity for Josef Kopphold(Heer Paar Schulterklappen fr einen Major der Kavallerie Aufklrungs). A matching set of Heer Cavalry Armoured Reconnaissance shoulder boards, each constructed of golden yellow wool with rigid card stock cores and topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.