This item is part of The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection. Click Here to view all items in this collection.
(Erster Weltkrieg Erinnerungsabzeichen). A group of six First War period commemorative badges, including a 1914-1915 Third Army Carpathian Campaign badge, constructed of zink, vertical pinback, unmarked measuring 22 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in very fine condition; a 1914-1916 Hungarian campaign badge, constructed of zink, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), in very fine condition; a 1914-1916 Dorna-Vatra (Vatra Dornei) campaign badge, constructed of coppered zink, vertical pinback, the obverse maker marked “Arkanzas”, measuring 28 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in very fine condition; a 1914-1916 Hungarian King and Homeland badge, constructed of bronze, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in very fine condition; a 1914-1916 General Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin badge, constructed of silvered bronze, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 27 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), in better than very fine condition, and; a 1914-1917 Construction Troops badge, constructed of silvered bronze, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 31 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), in near very fine condition.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.

