Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Norwegian Occupation Plaque Hold but missing its its swastika

but missing its its swastika

with "about 1/2" of orbital ridge is absent at external canthus of right eye

with embroidered red and black stitching

The crown of the cap is trimmed with a band of red piping

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Norwegian Occupation Plaque Hold but missing its its swastika(Besetzung Norwegens Erinnerungsplakette). Constructed of a dark brown wooden base, the obverse bearing a multi coloured painted applique consisting of a shield bearing a Norwegian flag, a polar bear, and an inscription of BANAK 1940, topped by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, above a hand painted inscription of KRIEGSJAHR 1942 (WAR YEAR 1942), the reverse with two visible rivets securing the applique in place, unmarked,