Germany, Federal Republic. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 25 Engagements, 1957 Version Newly Listed 25 Years Officers Cross

25 Years Officers Cross

unmarked however likely manufactured by Swiss maker Huguenin

bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

invalided to England

35 mm x 48

Germany, Federal Republic. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 25 Engagements, 1957 Version Newly Listed 25 Years Officers Cross(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 50). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a raised plaque bearing a number 25, with a central Panzerkampfwagen IV with treads extending over the edge of the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse tank in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46. 50 mm (w) x 55. 16