Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold inscribed D

inscribed D

A Wartime II Class Order of the Iron Crown

their distribution and migration

traces of black paint remains

measuring 213 mm (w) x 303 mm (h) x 18

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold inscribed D(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 52. 54 mm