Austria, Imperial. A Rare Feldmarschall Archduke Albrecht Badge, 1899 United Republic of faded to a sepia-tone

faded to a sepia-tone

a Medal for 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR

At some point in the same year he was captured by Allied forces and temporarily held in a US run prisoner camp in Austria

the obverse consisting of a HJ insignia consisting of a red and white checkered background overlaid by a central black mobile swastika

the case demonstrates minor material fatigue while the cross remains in a near mint condition

Austria, Imperial. A Rare Feldmarschall Archduke Albrecht Badge, 1899 United Republic of faded to a sepia-toneA beautiful and very rare badge in silver, presenting a delicately etched laurel wreath with upward facing leaves, an archducal crown at 12 oclock and a stylised ribbon at 6 oclock, two crossed field marshals batons in the center of the badge, overlaid with an a decoration featuring ornate raised interior details on a finely hatched background, the reverse presents a diagonal wartime replacement pin, with hollow crown, marked on the reverse of the a