Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Rare First World War Observer’s Badge, To A. Diranov, 1916 Buy Now Private Hawkins forfeited three days'

Private Hawkins forfeited three days' pay for being Absent Without Leave

The regiment's war record: they received more than a thousand tanks from the Ordnance Corps

arriving in Southampton on the 29th

63 mm x 37

BeVo-style tri-colour cockade which completes the exterior adornments of the cap

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Rare First World War Observer’s Badge, To A. Diranov, 1916 Buy Now Private Hawkins forfeited three days'In 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.