Austria, Imperial. A Central Powers Patriotic Badge Auction but an infestation of tiny

but an infestation of tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei

with a raised bough pattern in gentle arabesques

and with a filler plate attached to the underside of the base

overlaid by a swooping grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Austria, Imperial. A Central Powers Patriotic Badge Auction but an infestation of tiny(Patriotisches Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze and multi coloured enamels, displaying the Austrian, Italian, German, and Ottoman flags in beautifully coloured enamel work, with a horizontal pinback on the reverse, unmarked, measuring 21. 0 mm (w) x 27. 7 mm (l), weighing 6. 27, a beautifully preserved example, in overall extremely fine condition.