Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed including actions at Belfast on

including actions at Belfast on August 25th and 27th and Lydenburg from September 5th to the 8th

The Swords followed in 1944

measuring 74 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

each arm with two enamel panels of alternating mid- and light blue bearing a circular white enamel medallion imposed centrally bearing the Somali star and crescent in silver-gilt within a beaded silver-gilt border

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed including actions at Belfast on(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse depicting an an observation balloon bearing a Balkan Cross, inside an oval oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 74 mm (w) x 52. 60 mm (h), weighing 35. 6 grams, in near mint condition.