Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed economically

economically

worn on a tunic

the inside lid lined with white fabric

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

A train­ing “sausage machine” seemed to be the only solu­tion to the prob­lem

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Silver Grade, Post-1957 Reissue Newly Listed economically(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.