Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity the year of the creation

the year of the creation of the Ottoman Empire) in arabic numbers

measuring 102 mm wide x 810 mm in length

a blue enamelled surround with inscription "CHARACTER UND AUFRICHTIGKEIT" (Character and Honesty)

Third Class - in bronze gilt and enamels

The overall exterior condition is excellent  with no visible external damage and only slight wear and minimal discolouration

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge certificate_of_authenticity the year of the creation(Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse featuring a gilded centrepiece bearing raised and rightward facing profiles of Emperor Franz Joseph and Kaiser Wilhelm II, surrounded by a green enameled laurel branch border, in turn surrounded by a black enameled ring featuring red, white, and black German Imperial tri colour pennants at the corners, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback