Germany, Imperial. A 1903 Imperial Artillery Badge, C.1905 certificate_of_authenticity reverse plain with unknown 'S'

reverse plain with unknown 'S' hallmark

warped lid

the items mounted in a glass-faced wooden presentation case

published in Leningrad in 1963 by the Publishing House of the State Hermitage

constructed of dark bluish-green wool

Germany, Imperial. A 1903 Imperial Artillery Badge, C.1905 certificate_of_authenticity reverse plain with unknown 'S'(Kaiserabzeichen der Artillerie). Instituted 27 January 1895. (1903 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, with central crossed cannons above a date of 1903, the reverse missing all attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 53 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.