Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of First War Period Badges Auction one with an Iron Cross

one with an Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class clasp

near very fine cond

with leaf motifs on either side

the evening’s motto is: “Und heute wird gelacht

circumscribed “Patriae ag Humanitati” (Latin - Country and Humanity)

Austria, Imperial. A Lot Of First War Period Badges Auction one with an Iron Cross(Erster Weltkrieg Abzeichen). A group of three First War period badges, including a 1914 1915 Fortress Krakow badge, constructed of bronze, vertical pinback, maker marked on the reverse L. Chr. Lauer, Nrnberg, designer marked on the obverse K. Korschann, measuring 35 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph I badge, constructed of bronze, horizontal pinback (missing), unmarked, measuring 28 mm