Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Badge, C.1918 Auction It celebrated the recovery of

It celebrated the recovery of France after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870

date marked "L" (1935) and maker marked "J

5 mm (w) x 18 mm (h)

A fourth pilot

the reverse with a handwritten inscription with a date of “1896” and an identical maker’s mark

Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Badge, C.1918 Auction It celebrated the recovery of(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Bronze). Instituted 27 January 1912 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1912 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, above a date of 1912, the reverse with an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), within a laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, unmarked, measuring 39. 34 mm in diameter, in