Item #EU20475
An enamelled tombak badge, presenting the coat of arms of austro-hungary, with a partial laurel and oak leaf wreath underneath, the white enamel banner along the bottom is inscribed ALTALANOS M.K. HONVÉD. JELVENY, reverse presents a single horizontal pin, measures 35mm (w) x 38.3mm (h), weighs 9.2 grams, cross at 12 o’clock has been bent, enamels intact, in very fine condition.
Footnote: The Royal Hungarian Honvéd was one of the four armed forces of Austria-Hungary from 1867-1918.