German Gau Koblenze-Trier Donation Bone Tinnie

Very nice bone and Tombac badge with pin back fastener. Measures 30mm in diameter.

Gau is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administrative use of the term was revived as a subdivision during the period of Nazi Germany in 1933–1945. It still appears today in regional names, such as the Rheingau or Allgäu.