A Cased Luftwaffe Radio Operator Badge By Hermann Aurich; Aluminum Version Buy Now without ribbon)

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A Cased Luftwaffe Radio Operator Badge By Hermann Aurich; Aluminum Version Buy Now without ribbon)This is a textbook example of a mint and fine quality early manufacture; constructed of aluminum with a silver finish wreath and a patinated eagle; the obverse with an oval wreath consisting of laurel leaves on the left half and oak leaves on the right half, with a mobile swastika centered on the bottom and an eagle clutching lightning bolts in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pinback, an integrated hinge and a crimped round