1914 VATERLANDSDANK Ring

[dphillipsd]

Does anyone know anything about a ring that was issued during WWI with the phrase '1914 VATERLANDSDANK.' That means The fatherland thanks you.

It is made out an alloy and has a silver finish.

Look forward to hearing from you.

[AOK4]

Hello,

You can find these rings very often. I guess they were given to the soldiers around the first war christmas in 1914. I don't know more about them though.

Greetings,
Jan

[dphillipsd]

Thanks I look forward to more opinions about this ring.

[AOK4]

Hello,

I received a "Spendenaufruf" (leaflet) today for "Vaterlandsdank". It seems "Vaterlandsdank" was founded to support war orphans and widows after the war. They collected gold and silver and other precious metals and gave (for 1/2 Mark) rings to the people who donated.
The ring is not silver but "a special kind of iron, given by the Krupp firm".

Jan