Germany, Weimar. A Kaiser Wilhelm Society Membership Badge GTRexclude wingnut screwback

wingnut screwback

clean ball finials enamels intact

for an additional six weeks

exhibiting flaking and chipping evident in two locations on the raised rim on the obverse and in one location on the reverse

a crimped ball hinge

Germany, Weimar. A Kaiser Wilhelm Society Membership Badge GTRexclude wingnut screwback(Mitgliedsabzeichen der Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft zur Frderung der Wissenschaften). Constructed of silver, on laurel branch suspension with its period original ribbon with snap button, the obverse with a raised depiction of Minerva clutching a spear and shield, the reverse with an inscription of KAISER WILHELM GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN (KAISER WILHELM INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE), unmarked, measuring 34. 65 mm (w) x