Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot Of Service Medals certificate_of_authenticity (Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote)

(Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote)

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 305 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

reverse with a raised barrel hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

Purple & White Distinction

Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot Of Service Medals certificate_of_authenticity (Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote)(Medaillen). A mixed lot of three service medals, including: 1. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, III Class, constructed of copper, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant,