Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The recipient's name is engraved

The recipient's name is engraved on the edge of the medal

but has a distinctive die flaw of the bow of the U-Boat and is sometimes referred to as “Unknown maker (1)

postmarked in black ink "16

obverse centrepiece in bronze gilt consisting of an enamelled white four-armed cross

32nd Infantry Division (bronze gilt with red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The recipient's name is engraved(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 53. 53 mm (w) x 52. 31 mm (h),