Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Rare First World War Observer’s Badge, To A. Diranov, 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Pin (silvered bronze and

and Pin (silvered bronze and black enamels

Belt is fabricated from a fine aluminum wire with two rows of black nylon on the upper

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Captain Quiñones deliberately crashed his aircraft into the air defence battery

swing mounted as worn

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Rare First World War Observer’s Badge, To A. Diranov, 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Pin (silvered bronze andIn typical German manufacture, in silver, a hollow ovular shaped badge featuring an eagle against a starburst in the background, surrounded by a wreath, with a crowned rampant lion in a shield, with a large Bulgarian crown at 12 oclock, the reverse presents a vertical pin assembly marked 935, base engraved . 1916, measures 42. 1mm (w) x 77. 6mm (h), weighs 32. 0 grams, dark patina, a very rare badge and named example in extremely fine condition.