Germany, Imperial; Austria, Empire. Two First War Patriotic Badges

Includes:

1. Iron Cross Patriotic Badge: two-piece construction, in silver with black enamels, indecipherable museum mark on the reverse, illustrating a First War Iron Cross, mounted to a base via two prongs, the base with a voided centre and two distinct sections incorporating ornate swirls, measuring 50 mm (w) x 28.8 mm (h), horizontal pinback.

2. "God Punishes England" 1914-1915 Patriotic Badge: in silver with red, white, green, yellow and black enamels, museum marked "85" on the reverse, illustrating the flags of Imperial Germany and the Austrian Empire, with an open-ended wreath of oak leaves at the right, inscribed "1914-15 GOTT STRAFE ENGLAND." (God Punishes England) above, measuring 40.8 mm (w) x 26 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels.

Intact enamels, together, near extremely fine.