Austria, Second Republic. An Army Observer Pilot Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz Hold when the belt is fed

when the belt is fed through the buckle

Sash Badge: four-piece construction

measuring 37mm x 55mm inclusive of the crown suspension

"PREMIÉRE DISTRIBUTION DES CROIX DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR EN L'ÉGLISE DES INVALIDES - 15 JUILLET 1804 (Musée de Versailles)" (one illustration)

slightly creased and a small tear along the left side

Austria, Second Republic. An Army Observer Pilot Veteran’s Commemorative Badge, By F. Peltz Hold when the belt is fed(Heeres Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a white enameled shield bearing a gilt insignia, overlaid by a central Austrian national eagle in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F.