{"product_id":"vintage-teplice-famous-czech-spa-natural-spring-town-heraldic-crest-pin-badge","title":"Vintage Teplice Famous Czech Spa Natural Spring Town Heraldic Crest Pin Badge","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe badge face is 2cm high and has a long stick pin style fastener to the rear.\u003cbr\u003eThe picture displays the official town crest of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teplice\"\u003eTeplice\u003c\/a\u003e and would make a lovely gift for someone with connections to this beautiful place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeplice played a pivotal role in the build up to WW2, but likely didn't recognise that at the time. In 1895 after the dissolution of the Austro Hungarian empire Teplice was merged with the German speaking town of Schönau in the newly formed Czechoslovkia.  The city was made up of 75% German speakers and this disparity was used by Germany as a justification for annexation of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reichsgau_Sudetenland\"\u003eSudetenland \u003c\/a\u003ein the leadup to World War 2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThen in 1945 the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bene%C5%A1_decrees\"\u003eBenes Decree \u003c\/a\u003eexpelled all remaining German's in the region employing the 'sausage test' whereby a plate of aromatic sausages was left in the forest to tempt Germanic sympathisers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/Screenshot_2026-03-25_081007.png?v=1774422636\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Badgecrazy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57161262334300,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3272\/8412\/files\/s-l1600-2026-03-25T075110.540.webp?v=1774428806","url":"https:\/\/shop.badgecrazy.com\/products\/vintage-teplice-famous-czech-spa-natural-spring-town-heraldic-crest-pin-badge","provider":"Badgecrazy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}