Germany, HJ. A Rare National Political Institutes of Education Shoulder Strap consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Royal Military Collage and

the Royal Military Collage and the 2 Canadian Guards

It is finished with a zipper closure on three sides

Enamel loss evident on one arm of the Medal of Merit

each of the soldiers uniformly holding their rifles with both hands and pointing them skyward

reverse inscribed "CAMPAIGN 1914-1915" in the centre

Germany, HJ. A Rare National Political Institutes of Education Shoulder Strap consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Royal Military Collage and(Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten Schulterklappe). Constructed of black wool with a dark brown wool underlaying, trimmed with white piping, and bearing machine embroidered white initials NPEA (Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten National Political Institutes of Education), unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 120 mm (l), demonstrating minor material fatigue (including a cut to the inner edge which has exposed the buckram core), in uniform removed