Germany, Imperial. A Rare Naval Observer’s Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac For his early First World

For his early First World War service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star

the obverse adornments with all reverse attachment prongs intact

marked with the Czechoslovak coat-of-arms on the lid

He then joined Submarines on January 14

mounted on a medal bar with horizontal pinback

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Naval Observer’s Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac For his early First World(Abzeichen fr Beobachter auf Marineflugzeugen). Constructed of gilded silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown executed in striking detail, surrounding a central German national eagle perched on top of a cliff, with a seascape and radiant sunrise on the horizon, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the