Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph I Patriotic Navy Badge Auction Accompanied by: Display case with

Accompanied by: Display case with blue velvet inner backing and glass lid

inscribed "Hersteller" (Manufacturer) and "Reichjeugmeisterei der NSDAP"

measuring 219 mm (w) x 297 mm (h) and constructed of heavy paper

gradated inner ring marked with the directions in German (Norden

He was later became a member of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB)

Austria, Imperial. A Franz Joseph I Patriotic Navy Badge Auction Accompanied by: Display case withA diamond shaped badge constructed of gilded metal with white enamel, the obverse centre bears the left facing portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I with the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) to the left, circumscribed with UNSER LAND GOTT ERHALTE GOTT BESCHTZE UNSERN KAISER (GOD PRESERVE GOD PROTECT OUR EMPEROR OUT COUNTRY), in gilt letters on white enamel, the reverse is plain and bears a horizontal pinback, measuring 45. 32 mm, very fine.