Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive 30 mm x 38 mm

30 mm x 38 mm

on a thin cream-coloured card stock

circumscribed by an inscription of “VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION NACH CHINA” (“SERVICE TO THE THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA”)

The cross is in a near mint condition and is accompanied by an authentication certificate issued by Dietrich Maerz

WEIHNACHTEN IM FELDE 1916 (Christmas in the Field) with a sword

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Belt Buckle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive 30 mm x 38 mm(Luftwaffe Grtelschnalle fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central raised and bronzed Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated over a pebbled background, the reverse with two clips, one of which retains a loop, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 58 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in extremely fine