Austro-Hungarian Empire. Two First War Badges

Includes:

1. First War Central Powers "United Forces" Badge 1914-1915: two-piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white, green, yellow and black enamels, illustrating the Hungarian coat-of-arms mounted to the badge with a voided centre, surrounded by the inscription "MIT VEREINTEN KRÄFTEN 1914-15" (With United Forces 1914-15), itself within a wreath composed of laurel leaves and bearing the four flags of the Central Powers, clockwise from the left: Germany, Austria, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, museum marked "90" on the reverse, measuring 25.2 mm in diameter, horizontal pinback, intact enamels.

2. Emperor Franz Joseph I Commemorative Badge: in frosted silver, nicely-detailed, illustrating the right-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I flanked by branches of laurel leaves, museum marked "45" on the reverse, measuring 28 mm (w) x 15.3 mm (h), the badge mounted to a 43 mm (w) x 3.5 mm (h) bar with pinback.

Together, extremely fine.