showing only some light contact marks and mild patina
Footnote: The Order of Leopold was instituted by Franz I of Austria on 8 January 1808 and was awarded for civil and military merit
The award was reinstated in 1991
small chip in the mother of pearl backer on the tip of the reverse of the arm at 9 o'clock
suspension arch marked "CFR" along with Austrian hallmarks for silver (1922-1938)
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare & Mint Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type E with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac showing only some light contact(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver and 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 spun rivets securing the eagle in position, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a C shaped round wire catch, maker marked with the toes up variation of the
