A Silver Grade Infantry Badge By Maker "Metall Und Kunststoff, Gablonz An Der Neisse" certificate_of_authenticity measures 206 mm x 140

measures 206 mm x 140 mm

dated “1914” and inscribed “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (Latin - Being United)

machine-embroidered inscription of “Im Dienst der Deutschen Wehrmacht” (“In the Service of the German Armed Forces”)

an Austrian army attacked the village of Weesen and drove off the Swiss forces

the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring de-nazified swastika

A Silver Grade Infantry Badge By Maker "Metall Und Kunststoff, Gablonz An Der Neisse" certificate_of_authenticity measures 206 mm x 140In silvered zinc, maker marked with "Metall und Kunststoff, Gablonz an der Neisse" insignia on the reverse, 48. 5 mm x 62. 5 mm, vertical pinback, scattered silvering wear, light contact, very fine.