(Abzeichen). A lot of four First World War patriotic badges, including:
1. A national badge, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a mirrored Imperial German tri-colour flags, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 26 mm (w) x 18 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
2. A Central Powers flag badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse bearing German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Ottoman flags, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 22 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
3. A Central Powers first war year badge, constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Pattée with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, bearing a central medallion overlaid by leftward-facing profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph, the arms bearing silvered symbols of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire with dates “1914-15”, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 22 mm (w) x 22 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
4. A 1915 U-Boat badge, constructed of gilded bronze, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 30 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.