Austria, Empire. A Distance Determiner Badge, Design C.1906 Auction Archive Giovanni Messe (10 December 1883

Giovanni Messe (10 December 1883 – 18 December 1968) was an Italian general

followed by his internment at Soltau

(Issued 1877-1918)

(JKRV = Jugoslovensko kraljevsko ratno vazduhoplovstvo)

Markneukirchen) and numbered “21514” on the reverse

Austria, Empire. A Distance Determiner Badge, Design C.1906 Auction Archive Giovanni Messe (10 December 1883In bronze, illustrating an eagle flying over a mountain range, the sky with a speckled pattern, the image with a circular frame incorporating crossed branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves that form an open ended wreath, measuring 46 mm in diameter, intact clip, very light contact, near extremely fine.