and Selective Service Medal (in bronze
the obverse bears the inscription “DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST SEEWETTERAMT HAMBURG IN ANERKENNUNG FÜR WERTVOLLE MITARBEIT” (GERMAN WEATHER SERVICE SEEWETTERAMT HAMBURG RECOGNIZED FOR VALUABLE EMPLOYEES)
but nearly all of the gilding remaining on the reverse
during the entire four years of the war and served until the war's conclusion
The capsule-shaped crossguard with dual quillions
Germany, Imperial. A Set Of Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Silver Cutlery, By H.j. Wilm Auction and Selective Service Medal (in(Kaiser Wilhelm II Essbestecke). A set of Kaiser Wilhelm II cutlery, including a fork, constructed of silver, both the obverse and reverse bearing detailed floral designs, the obverse of the handle engraved with a monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the reverse engraved with a date of 1911, as well as a crown and crescent moon indicating German manufacture, a silver content number of 800, and a makers mark of H. J. WILM for the Berlin based silversmith,