Austria, Imperial. An Austrian Marine Pilot Badge, c.1960 by Rothe Republic of including musicians in the background

including musicians in the background

missing its catch and horizontal pinback

with a 58 mm long vertical pin needle attached to the reverse (previously repaired)

Both collar tabs are constructed of a buckram core with a black wool upper and are surrounded by a string of twisted silver aluminum bullion wire

1815 by Ferdinand VII

Austria, Imperial. An Austrian Marine Pilot Badge, c.1960 by Rothe Republic of including musicians in the backgroundIn bronze gilt and enamels, a circular badge presenting a flying eagle above a crowned anchor, the reverse featuring a vertical pin, measures 33. 8 mm (w) x 41. 0 mm (h), unmarked by of typical late Rothe manufacture, c. 1960s, enamels intact, hinge and clasp functional.