Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Bronze Grade, Post-1957 Reissue GTRexclude exhibiting scattered signs of mothing

exhibiting scattered signs of mothing

contravening Section 40 MDC

silver with white enamels

maker marked with RZM logo and code “M9/77” for Josef Fuess

original ribbon bearing the American flag suspended from a hanger bearing an eagle with crossed anchor and cannon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Bronze Grade, Post-1957 Reissue GTRexclude exhibiting scattered signs of mothing(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of 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. 61 mm (w) x 52. 80 mm (h), weighing 35. 2 grams, in near mint condition.