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Hauptmunzamt, Wien.

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CARACTERISTICS:

Hinge:

    This maker used various styles of hinges during the war but the most often found in the early badges is this, no matter if the pin was flat pin, needle pin or bar pin: 

   In middle of war, the manufacturer tecniques changed to cast mold so the hingues and catches were part of the badge:

Catch:

   The catch found in this maker is always this kind for the tombak badges and cast-in for the later zinc ones:

Pin:

   With the pins, this maker used a wide variation types in the early tombak badges but in the later one they only used the needle pin.

Marks:

   The early badges were not always maeked and lots of  badges from this maker can be found unmarked. Very caracteristic for the early ones are the centric rings in the back of the badge (it can be seen in the picture). If marked they must be stamped like this: