Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction 93 mm x 139 mm)

93 mm x 139 mm)

and the inner layer with white enamels

some of which show the Royal Visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Canada in 1951)

an underlying smaller one that covers the metal cartridge inserts and an overlying one that is stitched to the base of the back panel

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction 93 mm x 139 mm)(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink with gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,