Germany, Weimar Republic. A German Field Honour Badge Archive It was instituted in Rio

It was instituted in Rio de Janeiro in commemoration of the safe voyage of the Royal Family from Portugal to Brazil following the invasion of Napoleon in 1807

This is a typical machine woven (BeVo) example in silver thread over black rayon

Gold Grade by Maker 30 - In gilt zinc

A bottle is such a dangerous thing to pack in one's knapsack that as a rule we fill our fountain pens and keep them for addressing envelopes or writing important field messages

In the early 1920's

Germany, Weimar Republic. A German Field Honour Badge Archive It was instituted in Rio(Deutsches Feld Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of silvered and gilded bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of an elongated eight pointed radiant star, the obverse bearing a central oval medallion overlaid by a raised German soldier in Stahlhelm and full field gear, surrounded by a pebbled gilt border, in turn forming the centrepiece of a white enameled Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with two visible rivets