Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold minor war below hinge

minor war below hinge

numbered "116" and maker marked "CARL WILD HAMBURG" on the reverse

A quality made award in silver gilt

surrounded by Latin inscription VIRTUTE ET MERITO (Virtue and Merit)

He had his WWI Trio sent to Winnipeg

Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold minor war below hinge(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised central SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 54 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.