Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Buckle, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Abteilung 8/51 (S IV) Hassel

Abteilung 8/51 (S IV) Hassel / Saar

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the reverse features crossed French flags surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed HONNEUR ET PATRIE

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Buckle, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Abteilung 8/51 (S IV) Hassel(Kriegsmarine Schrpenschlo fr Offiziere). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a ribbed field overlaid by a raised fouled anchor, the reverse retaining dual loops, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, above a manufacture date of 1940, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points, in extremely fine condition.