Prussia. An Observer’s Badge, C.1918 United Republic of the snake and caduceus insignia

the snake and caduceus insignia in silvered bronze below

East and West Sussex and Surrey

inside an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

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Prussia. An Observer’s Badge, C.1918 United Republic of the snake and caduceus insignia(Beobachterabzeichen). c. 1918. Constructed of heavily silvered stamped bronze; the obverse constructed of a laurel and oak wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with an enameled square insignia consisting of white, black, and red enameled superimposed in the center within a bed of sun rays, with a Prussian crown at the top of the badge; the reverse hollow, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat catch; unmarked; measuring 46. 02