Germany, Imperial. An Observer Badge, c. 1918 Newly Listed 27 mm (w) x 48

27 mm (w) x 48

lined interior lid - marked “Ziemer & Söhne

a 1934 Winterhilfswerk donor’s badge

the central medallion features a red enamelled cross superimposed on a white enamelled field

Lo breakthrough in July and covered the airborne invasion of Holland in September

Germany, Imperial. An Observer Badge, c. 1918 Newly Listed 27 mm (w) x 48(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central square enameled medallion consisting of a black and white checkered centrepiece situated within a red border, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.