Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint First Pattern Officer’s Pith Helmet Eagle Insignia, by Gustav Brehmer Auction Archive 1903 officially engraved to a

1903 officially engraved to a Spanish recipient

measuring 52 mm x 62 mm

Insignia in silver gilt with red enamels

the reverse with a central red enameled medallion bearing a silvered inscription of “IMMOTA FIDES” (“UNSHAKEABLE FAITH”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint First Pattern Officer’s Pith Helmet Eagle Insignia, by Gustav Brehmer Auction Archive 1903 officially engraved to a(Kriegsmarine groer Helmadler fr den weien Tropenhelm). Constructed of gilded zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an enlarged Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse retaining its original downward pointing prong for pith helmet attachment, maker marked with the logo of Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 105 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), a rare early and maker marked example in near mint condition.