Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Stick Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle

A Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle

the first day of the Battle of the Somme

15 Canadian General Hospital on the 4th

Each board features silver aluminum wire piping interwoven with two lengths of gold bullion wire piping

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Stick Pin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A Heer EM/NCO’s belt buckle(Anstecknadel). Constructed of partially silvered bronze, the obverse featuring a field of primarily transparent cut glass gems framed by black gems of identical composition, overlaid by an elongated swastika similarly executed in black gems, the reverse with a stick pin attachment emanating from a clip hinge, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), an unusual privately purchased patriotic pin in extremely fine condition.