Germany, Federal Republic. A Pair of Second World War Service Badges, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm in length)

5 mm in length)

Elizabeth II (in silver gilt

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced blue wool and bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threading

Two reverse brown leather straps with functional snap buttons accommodate optional goggles

In die stamped silver with pleasing patina

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pair of Second World War Service Badges, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm in length)(Abzeichen). A pair of Second World War service badges, in 1957 versions, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class, constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 21 mm (w) x 49. 08 mm (h), weighing 18. 2 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A 1939 Iron