Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Rare First World War Observer’s Badge, to A. Diranov, 1916

In typical German manufacture, in silver, a hollow ovular shaped badge featuring an eagle against a starburst in the background, surrounded by a wreath, with a crowned rampant lion in a shield, with a large Bulgarian crown at 12 o’clock, the reverse presents a vertical pin assembly marked 935, base engraved ПОР. АРАКИЛЯН ДИРАНОВ 1916, measures 42.1mm (w) x 77.6mm (h), weighs 32.0 grams, dark patina, a very rare badge and named example in extremely fine condition.