Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Official’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Auction Archive to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on October

to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on October 1

freigegeben" on the reverse

on delicate period ribbon with single star decoration

These presentation clasps were finished with golden/yellow fire gilding with burnishing to the high points of the obverse

Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Official’s Belt Buckle, By Overhoff & Cie Auction Archive to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on October(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised German Red Cross (DRK) style German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika and clutching a Geneva Cross, within an oval laurel leaf wreath on a pebbled background, the reverse with an integral loop and swivel attachment claws, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 m (h), in extremely fine condition.