Germany, Rlb. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, First Pattern GTRexclude (Goldene Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen

(Goldene Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens)

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "318" below

indent mark on the lower reverse arm

A textbook example of a mid-war period German Gold Grade “U-Boot-Frontspange”

England (later changed to his Wife

Germany, Rlb. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, First Pattern GTRexclude (Goldene Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen(Reichsluftschutzbund Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften, 1. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed and blackened mobile swastika, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.