Germany, Hj. A Member’s Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude mit Schwertern und Krone)

mit Schwertern und Krone)

a gilt stippled ground bearing a pastiche of Mount Rushmore encircled by a gilt-edged white enamel belt inscribed in gilt letters ‘L’UNION RENFORCE LA VALEUR’ (Unity reinforces bravery)

with gilded details on the exterior lid

The Demyansk Shield award document is named to SS-Rottenführer Pawelski of the 1st Medical Company of the SS Division “Totenkopf”

The blade is the polished variety

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Belt Buckle, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude mit Schwertern und Krone)(HJ Grtelschnalle fr Mitglieder). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching an HJ insignia, set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE (BLOOD AND HONOUR), the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M5 276 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, with the roller retaining an additional unusual RZM label,