Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsbahn Personnel Armband, Green Variant Auction Archive surrounded by the inscription "PREPARO

surrounded by the inscription "PREPARO CONDVSSE E VINSE LA PIV - GRANDE GVERRA COLONIALE CHE LA STORIA RICORDI" reverse illustrating a map of Ethiopia fronted by a sword and fasces

machine embroidery

OLIVER 1974" and numbered "4391" on the reverse

Fabricated of thick blue wool

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsbahn Personnel Armband, Green Variant Auction Archive surrounded by the inscription "PREPARO(Reichsbahn Armbinde). Constructed of a green rayon cloth base, the exterior bearing a machine embroidered black inscription of REICHSBAHN in chain stitched lettering, topped by a government style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika of identical construction, unmarked, measuring 19 cm (w) x 10 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, a scarce variation in near extremely fine condition.