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

Item #EU21481

$154

Includes:

1. Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph Patriotic Badge: three-piece construction, in bronze gilt with blue enamels, museum marked "64" on the reverse, illustrating the colourized images of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph on a mother-of-pearl background, under a convex glass crystal, framed within a blue circular frame bearing multiple dots, measuring 23 mm in diameter, horizontal pinback.

2. Emperor Franz Joseph and Kaiser Wilhelm II Patriotic Badge: in silver with black enamels, museum marked "50" on the reverse, illustrating the right-facing busts of Emperor Franz Joseph and Kaiser Wilhelm II within a circular frame, placed in the centre of an Iron Cross bearing inscriptions on all four arms, clockwise from the left: "MITT, GOTT, UNS, 1914" (Gott Mit Uns = God is with Us), measuring 22.8 mm (w) x 22.8 mm (h), horizontal pinback.

3. Austrian Eagle Patriotic Badge: two-piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white, black and light blue enamels, illustrating the crowned Austrian eagle in the centre, framed within a diamond-shaped framework with rounded corners, all on a mesh background, measuring 29.7 mm (w) x 42.8 mm (h), horizontal pinback.

4. German Imperial Eagle with Four Iron Crosses Patriotic Badge: two-piece construction, in frosted silver, museum marked "70" on the reverse, illustrating the Imperial German eagle surrounded by four First War Iron Crosses, measuring 23.3 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), suspended from a 26.5 mm (w) x 11.5 mm (h) bow-tied ribbon style hanger with pinback.

Intact enamels, together, near extremely fine.