An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle Newly Listed Mary the Virgin from 1932

Mary the Virgin from 1932 to 1947 in the Diocese of Exeter

on the first day of mobilization

2 mm x 48 mm inclusive of crown suspension

with orange piping

a ribbon in part entwined around a trident bears the inscription

An Early German Imperial, Weimar Republic Fire Defence Belt Buckle Newly Listed Mary the Virgin from 1932In silvered nickel with bronze gilt centre, unmarked, measuring 48. 5 mm x 62 mm, very fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 421 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles