gilding slightly worn off
unmarked but known to have been made by Tiptaft due to the solid areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf
he made his first transit of the Panama Canal
inside engraved 5-7-44
marked on reverse for Hermann Aurich
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Short Range Day Fighter Clasp, Bronze Grade, By G.h. Osang Auction Archive gilding slightly worn off(Frontflugspange fr Jagdverbnde in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, bearing a central upward pointing winged arrow on a hollow background, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a visible rivet securing the obverse applique in place, with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback, maker marked G. H. OSANG, DRESDEN,