A Maltese cross constructed of gilded buntmetall with blue-enamelled arms
He was discharged on May 20
age-appropriate wear and fatigue evident to the exterior of the case
66 mm x 92 mm
still maintaining his age to be 41 years and 9 months
Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Bronze Grade, Iii Class Archive A Maltese cross constructed of(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Bronze, III. Klasse). Instituted 9 April 1930. (1930 1945). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized belt around a letter R, with a central depiction of a mounted horse, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 90 mm (w) x 52. 70 mm (h), weighing 17. 8 grams, in near extremely fine