Germany, RAD. An Officer’s Buckle and Brocade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “KÄMPFER DER GEWERBLICHEN WIRTSCHAFT” (“WARRIOR OF COMMERCIAL ECONOMY”) and “FÜR WIEN” (“FOR VIENNA”)

measuring 54 mm (w) x 84 mm (h - inclusive of laurels and horizontally pierced ball suspension)

measuring 80mm (w) x 80mm (h)

is illustrated through the use of clear photographs

lightly soiled and frayed original ribbons

Germany, RAD. An Officer’s Buckle and Brocade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by an inscription of(Reichsarbeitsdienst Paradefeldbinde fr Fhrer). A Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) buckle and brocade set, the former constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a circular wheat stalk wreath, surrounding a central raised RAD insignia in the form of a shovel head bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip and loop, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 48 mm in diameter, in extremely