Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection Auction Archive Medal in Gothic script

Medal in Gothic script

near Manila

suspended from an enamelled ribbon with screwpost and screwback)

the obverse with “OL” and “Wesel” embroidered in black stitching

but the case is in an otherwise near extremely fine condition

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Belt Buckle, from the John R. Angolia Collection Auction Archive Medal in Gothic script(Patriotische Grtelschnalle). Constructed of fire gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval frame interwoven with elaborate latticework, overlaid at both the top and bottom with mobile swastika, the reverse with a catch, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. Footnote: This buckle originates from a group of over 900 examples retrieved from the collection of noted historian and pioneering reference guide author