Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity name and date engraved to

name and date engraved to "LA PREVOYANCE / COMMERCIALE / ESCAICH / LOUIS / 1928" on the reverse

a blue enamelled surround with inscription "CHARACTER UND AUFRICHTIGKEIT" (Character and Honesty)

Third Class - in bronze gilt and enamels

shot and shells

measuring 102 mm wide x 810 mm in length

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity name and date engraved to(Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse featuring a gilded centrepiece bearing raised and rightward facing profiles of Emperor Franz Joseph and Kaiser Wilhelm II, surrounded by a green enameled laurel branch border, in turn surrounded by a black enameled ring featuring red, white, and black German Imperial tri colour pennants at the corners, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback