Prussia. An Observer’s Badge, C.1918 Auction Only 160 - 1914 Stars

Only 160 - 1914 Stars awarded to a single Canadian unit (2nd

33 mm x 137 mm

before being discharged on October 12th

shortly afterwards HOS was disbanded and absorbed into the HVO

Prussia. An Observer’s Badge, C.1918 Auction Only 160 - 1914 Stars(Beobachterabzeichen). c. 1918. Constructed of heavily silvered stamped bronze; the obverse constructed of a laurel and oak wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with an enameled square insignia consisting of white, black, and red enameled superimposed in the center within a bed of sun rays, with a Prussian crown at the top of the badge; the reverse hollow, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat catch; unmarked; measuring 46. 02