Imperial German, WW1 / WWI, alpacca Cigarette Case ~ "Gott mit uns" medalion

Description

Imperial German, probably World War One era.
May be Alpacca, much of the silvered coating is lost to time (it’s been a hundred years, after-all)
The case is fitted with the emblem of the Prussian Crown and motto: “Gott mit uns”.
It looks like an enlisted man’s belt buckle medalion was affixed to the case.
Gott mit uns, or ‘God is with us’ was a German rallying cry, a Protestant as well as an Imperial motto, the expression of German religious, political and ethnic single-mindedness as well as a declaration of unity of altar, throne and Volk.
It’s a very nice, solid case only missing one of the bands to hold the cigarettes on one side.
It’s a great addition to any WW1 militaria collection.