Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer certificate_of_authenticity Letter from the Central Chancery

Letter from the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (British coat-of-arms at the upper left

consisting of a Wehrmacht Eagle and an Oak Wreath and Cockade

This distinctive breech-loading arm was developed in the middle years of the seventeenth century but found popularity during the reign of the monarch (1702-1714) by whose name it is known

then posted to the Infantry Training Depot at Lytton (Brisbane) on August 27th

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer certificate_of_authenticity Letter from the Central Chancery(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 92 mm (w) x 51. 88 mm (h), weighing 14. 5 grams, with only traces amounts of gilt finish