Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Observer’s Badge, C. 1917 Hold 211 mm x 317 mm

211 mm x 317 mm

Helen Stewart MacLellan

with a central Latin Cross on a hollow background

1938 in the region of Hochland (19)

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Observer’s Badge, C. 1917 Hold 211 mm x 317 mm(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, around a central enameled applique consisting of a black and white checkered centrepiece trimmed with a red border, situated atop a ribbed background, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,