Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Commemorative Ring Hold with “mit Spange” (with clasp)

with “mit Spange” (with clasp) written by hand on the exterior of the packet - presumably referring to the Prague ribbon bar

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/27” for Ernst L

He contributed courageous and inspiring leadership to the officers and men under his command

later being interned in a prisoner of war camp on 15 May 1945

measuring 42 mm (w) x 48

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Commemorative Ring Hold with “mit Spange” (with clasp)(Afrikakorps Ring). Constructed of a silver alloy (silver made of silver coins) with a thin sheet of solid gold on top, the obverse bearing a rectangular field overlaid by an etched Afrikakorps insignia in the form of a palm tree defaced by a mobile swastika, flanked by initials DAK and a date of 1941, in turn flanked on the band by etched North African imagery, unmarked, corresponding to a size 9. 75, weighing 14. 2 grams, an interesting example