A 1941-1943 Commemorative German/Finnish North Front Badge Auction crowned cypher of Leopold II

crowned cypher of Leopold II on the lid

A Third Reich period Thüringen Kraft Durch Freude (KDF) badge

On the left sleeve

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A similar buckle is illustrated on page 243 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

A 1941-1943 Commemorative German/Finnish North Front Badge Auction crowned cypher of Leopold IIConstructed of silvered and gilded tombac; featuring a black enamelled medallion depicting both the Finnish and German national flags in blue, white, red, and black enamels with the Finnish rampant lion within a red enameled shield. The obverse inscribed Pohjoisrintama Die Nordfront ( The North Front) and the dates 1941 43 in gilded lettering. The centerpiece is superimposed on a royal blue enamelled cross patte with a swastika in between the arms,