Bavaria, Kingdom. An 1847 Pattern Belt Buckle Auction Archive Melilla on the North African

Melilla on the North African coast had been Spanish since 1497 and Ceuta since 1668 but it was not until the early Twentieth Century that the Spanish began to expand into the interior

otherwise enamels exhibit only minor contact

measuring 15mm in diameter

both of Chinese manufacture

Bavaria, Kingdom. An 1847 Pattern Belt Buckle Auction Archive Melilla on the North AfricanA rectangular belt buckle constructed of magnetic metal alloy, the centre plate in raised and bears a Bavarian crown encompassed by a simulated rope border and a ribbed border inscribed with IN TREUE FEST, the reverse bears a belt loop and a bar with two attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 62. 80 mm (w) x 47. 50 mm (h), fine.