Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity rim engraved T

rim engraved T

measuring 63 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

1881 in Chelsea

74 mm (w) x 55

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity rim engraved T(Heer Tropen Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an elongated Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 95 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish throughout, a mid to late war example in very fine condition.