Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant United Republic of Footnote: The Military Merit Medal

Footnote: The Military Merit Medal was a military decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary

Second War Period: Two-piece construction

the iron core has been cracked at the nine o’clock arm where it meets the centrepiece and minor tarnishing is visible throughout

This one is dated to Russia in May of 1943

the obverse centre bears the left facing image of la Republique wearing an ornate winged visor helmet circumscribed with “REPVBLIQVE FRANCAISE” (FRENCH REPUBLIC)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version, Four-Tone Variant United Republic of Footnote: The Military Merit Medal(Beobachterabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded grey blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika and executed in dark grey, slate grey, and silver grey machine embroidery, the reverse retaining its original black rayon cloth backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a four tone variant produced by a