Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Observer’s Badge Auction Archive (Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Dienstjahre)

(Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Dienstjahre)

It features a rounded and tapering handle which transitions into a square-shaped shaft

Paul Coates

and USAFFE Circular No 83

The shoulders are adorned with a board constructed of cardboard-reinforced carmine piping

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Observer’s Badge Auction Archive (Dienstauszeichnung für 25 Dienstjahre)(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie style ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central enameled medallion consisting of a black and white checkered centrepiece situated within a red border, the reverse affixed with a ribbed oval backplate, topped by a crimped hinge and vertical pinback