Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Gold Grade, Post-1957 Reissue United Republic of with an intact hinge cover

with an intact hinge cover and slotted black velvet medal bed

obverse stamped "KARL WÖRMER / DUISBURG MEIDERICH / 11

A First War French Legion D'Honneur

gilt wear evident on the World War I Victory Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Balloon Observer’s Badge, Gold Grade, Post-1957 Reissue United Republic of with an intact hinge cover(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse depicting an an observation balloon bearing a Balkan Cross, inside an oval oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 83 mm (w) x 52. 70 mm (h), weighing 36. 2 grams, in near mint condition.