France, Republic. An 1871 Franco-Prussian War Lorraine Patriotic Badge By Piel Brothers Auction TeNo Leader’s Visor Wreath and

TeNo Leader’s Visor Wreath and cockade

maker marked "ZUKOV"

each tab with cardboard supports glued to the reverse

Reichsbahn Service armband - This Railway armband features a stylized Reichsbahn eagle in black above the “Reichsbahn”

37 mm x 51

France, Republic. An 1871 Franco-Prussian War Lorraine Patriotic Badge By Piel Brothers Auction TeNo Leader’s Visor Wreath andFinely produced in silver with blue enameled cross which swivels in storks beak; measuring 67 mm in length, with hallmark on reverse wing for the Piel Brothers; lightly worn, very fine. Footnote: After the Franco Prussian war symbolic jewelry became extremely popular in France as a way to display patriotism for the lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine. The first examples were manufactured by Parisian jewelry firms. It was at this time that the