Germany, Imperial. A Rare Private Colonial Service Photo Album from a Soldier in German East Africa visually-hidden mounted to a sterling silver

mounted to a sterling silver wings base

His effigy appeared on the Ecuadorian 50-cent coin from the 2000 issue

unmarked but with some of the fixtures bearing manufacturer codes

measuring 45 mm x 50 mm

Internment Identification and Release Form (dated November 6

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Private Colonial Service Photo Album from a Soldier in German East Africa visually-hidden mounted to a sterling silver(Deutsch Ostafrika Fotoalbum). A rare and interesting private photo album from a soldier in German East Africa, constructed of a card stock banding with a canvas exterior liner, the spine perforated with four eyelets reinforced with magnetic metal grommets through which is looped a drawstring which maintains the albums structural integrity, the interior content consisting of 23 black card stock pages pasted with 25 black and white photos depicting