Germany, Federal Republic. An Observer Badge, Early 1957 Version Auction Archive on November 12

on November 12

circumscribed by an inscription of “ALLZEIT BEREIT” (“READY AT ALL TIMES”) and oak leaf branches

measuring 32 cm (w) x 22

in turn on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon

Donecker was drafted on September 6

Germany, Federal Republic. An Observer Badge, Early 1957 Version Auction Archive on November 12(Beobachterabzeichen Ausfhrung 1957). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with a mark of A (possibly indicative of a connection to F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid),