Austria, Imperial. A Railway Officers Club Badge Auction Archive WWI Two Merchant Marine Pins

WWI Two Merchant Marine Pins - First pin is silver with 25 glass stones

” around it the motto “MERENTI” (“THE MERIT”) in gold lettering over a white-enamelled outer circle edged in gold

as part of the Newfoundland Escort Service and was commended in a report on the occasion of the Supersession of the Commanding Officer

The watch band is a multilink 10kt gold filled expansion band

maker marked "WEINSTEIN JENA" on their reverses

Austria, Imperial. A Railway Officers Club Badge Auction Archive WWI Two Merchant Marine PinsBronze gilt with red, white and light blue enamels, illustrating an eight spoked wheel, with upward pointing wings on either side, two arrows below with zig zag shafts, the wheel backed by a central stem with a red and white circular insignia protruding from the top of the badge, the stem flanked by arrow points at the top and bottom, surrounded by the inscription "CLUB STERREICHISCHER EISENBAHN BEAMTEN", maker marked "JOH. SCHWEROTNER WIEN" on the