Austria, Imperial. A Central Powers Patriotic Badge Auction with a raised bough pattern

with a raised bough pattern in gentle arabesques

overlaid by a swooping grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

he reported to the Medical Officer in pain

but an infestation of tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei

Austria, Imperial. A Central Powers Patriotic Badge Auction with a raised bough pattern(Patriotisches Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze and multi coloured enamels, displaying the Austrian, Italian, German, and Ottoman flags in beautifully coloured enamel work, with a horizontal pinback on the reverse, unmarked, measuring 21. 0 mm (w) x 27. 7 mm (l), weighing 6. 27, a beautifully preserved example, in overall extremely fine condition.