Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Archive and when the tabs are

and when the tabs are pushed together

Circa 1850

constructed of gilded and silvered bronze and magnetic metal

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Badge (two-piece construction

A 1933 Zittau Tausendjahrfeier d

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Archive and when the tabs are(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.