Germany, Imperial. A Pair of First World War Patriotic Badges

(Abzeichen). A pair of First World War patriotic badges, including:

1. One constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding central raised busts of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor Franz Joseph, and Sultan Mehmed V, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 26 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

2. One constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a central silvered medallion bearing rightward-facing profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, in turn surrounded by an enameled ring bearing German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Ottoman flags with a blue banner overlaid by a gilt inscription of “HEIL 1915 SIEG” (“HAIL VICTORY 1915”), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 28 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.