Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich GTRexclude on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from period original ribbon with a traditional Spanish-style horizontal hanger with pinback

An excellent example of this eariler type

1917 at King's

Constructed of bright silvery chords in “U” pattern

likely made by the Royal Jeweler Anton Michelsen

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich GTRexclude on loop for suspension from(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US), the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original olive drab canvas strap, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden,