Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Auction Archive 1891 at Guildford

1891 at Guildford

with a stripe above the cross inscribed "FLEISSIGE BERTA" (Little Bertha) and two blank stripes below

silver star on the original ribbon

After the end of his viceregal tenure

Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Auction Archive 1891 at Guildford(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked ESL 41 for Ernst Schneider, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall near