German WW1 BADGE of NAVAL OBSERVERS with Certificate of Authenticity You are bidding on anORIGINAL BADGE of NAVAL OBSERVERS. Solid Brass Badge. Has a Wide Vertical Pin. This badge has a wonderful obverse featuring a very high-relief eagle with folded wings. The finish of this badge is a fine burnished bronze, which has aged from the original high-gilt finish. The Observer Badge is a difficult-to-find badge these days. This is a particularly pleasing example. The German company Weitze was selling the same badge in 2006 for 1200 EURO. REFERENCE: Detlev Niemann "Price Guide. Orders and decorations Germany" 2004, page 46, catalogue price is 900 EURO ( $1100 - four years ago !!) for that nice badge. In a third edition of the same catalogue in 2008 page 52 the price is $1350. Under priced. Estimate price for this item is $1900 - $2000.