Germany, Imperial; Austria, Empire; Hungary, Kingdom; Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Four First War Patriotic Badges Archive to serve as living exhibits

to serve as living exhibits

with the enamelled SS crest emblazoned near the nickel pommel

overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid-flight clutching a mobile swastika

1868 - October 23

Germany, Imperial; Austria, Empire; Hungary, Kingdom; Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Four First War Patriotic Badges Archive to serve as living exhibitsIncludes: 1. Central Powers "Through Struggle to Victory" Patriotic Badge: in silver with with red, white, green, yellow and black enamels, faded museum mark on the reverse, illustrating a cluster of four shields in the centre, the shield of Imperial Germany above the shield of the Ottoman Empire, with the shield of the Austrian Empire at the left and the shield of the Kingdom of Hungary at the right, all on a thatched look background, surrounded by