Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed Yser Medal in blackened bronze

Yser Medal in blackened bronze

29mm(w) x 30mm(h)

the inside lined in gray wool

very scarce period manufactured example

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed Yser Medal in blackened bronze(Bordfunkerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, with a mobile swastika at the bottom, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by F. W. Assmann & Shne,