Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold Of local Turkish manufacture in

Of local Turkish manufacture in cast metal with red patination

reverse six o’clock arm of the cross bears Cyrillic initials “ІК” for maker Julius Keibel while the twelve o’clock arm bears a Romanov royal warrant

Minor creasing of the binding is evident

Metagama on February 5

Bronze Grade - Bronze and enamels

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badge Hold Of local Turkish manufacture in(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing an Iron Cross overlaid by dates 1914 1915, joined through the quadrants by the flags of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.