and two metal cross stitched buttons to ensure a snug fit
the reverse with dual coats of arms
interior of the lid is lined with a recessed medal bed
A superb set consisting of a large sash badge in silver gilt
Boelcke initially flew reconnaissance missions on the Western Front with his older brother
Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badges certificate_of_authenticity and two metal cross stitched(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). A pair of First World War Central Powers patriotic badges, including one constructed of silvered bronze with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing teh raised profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor Franz Joseph, and Sultan Mehmed V, surrounded by the coats of Arms of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, with a 1914 Iron Cross, laurel and oak branches, and dates 1914 15, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 26 mm