The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Man's silver signet ring bearing on the front face an oval within which is a crown with the dates '1914' and '1915' on either side.Beneath is a wreath containing eight lightning bolts. On either side of the oval there is a portrait bust of Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The ring is very worn and the detail of the crown and faces has been partially rubbed away.
Patriotic ring with the profiles of Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Rings like this would have been worn to show support for the war and may have been sold to raise funds for the war effort. This ring belonged to an Austrian family who emigrated to Australia after the First World War.
Steel ring band. The ring is engraved 'Gold gab Ich fur Eisen 1914 0.S.K.'. In the early 19th century items of jewellery, similar to this ring, were given in return for donating gold jewellery to th
Aluminium Finger ring with a small square insert in the front of the ring. The insert is divided diagonally into two halves: the top half is black and the bottom half yellow. Patriotic ring, possib
Steel ring band. The ring is engraved 'Gold gab Ich fur Eisen 1914 0.S.K.'. In the early 19th century items of jewellery, similar to this ring, were given in return for donating gold jewellery to th
Aluminium Finger ring with a small square insert in the front of the ring. The insert is divided diagonally into two halves: the top half is black and the bottom half yellow. Patriotic ring, possib
Kaiser Wilhelm II Memorial Church, Kurfurstendamm, Berlin was damaged in air raids on the night of the 23rd November 1943. The church was in the neo-romanesque style and had been built under the Emper
Depicts two figures, either Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Josef or 'Germania' and Wilhelm. The thin, elderly figure on the right may also represent the declining Austro-Hungarian empire gazing
Men's ring made from German silver displaying an Iron Cross on a black enamel background. There are some faint markings on either side of the Iron Cross though they have been considerably worn down.
French propaganda print No. 1 in the series '1914!' featuring illustrations by Maurice Neumont. Titled 'The murderers' it depicts Franz Joseph I and Wilhelm II, German Kaiser, as masked assassins. Beh
