Germany, Federal Republic. An Observer Badge, Early 1957 Version GTRexclude Utrecht with Caduceus mintmark on

Utrecht with Caduceus mintmark on the rim

in painted metal (magnetic) depicting a red cross

Footnote: Alan Leslie Colter was born in Cayuga

with two constructed of silvered brass and one constructed of blackened brass

Germany, Federal Republic. An Observer Badge, Early 1957 Version GTRexclude Utrecht with Caduceus mintmark on(Beobachterabzeichen Ausfhrung 1957). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with a mark of A (possibly indicative of a connection to F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid),