Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, Flat Wire Version United Republic of silvered aluminum buttons

silvered aluminum buttons

so the number stated on the picture is slightly too generous)

unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Ernst L

with a name section below

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, Flat Wire Version United Republic of silvered aluminum buttons(Heer Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark green wool base, the obverse overlaid by a layer of dark green rayon, in turn bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), demonstrating some mothing to the wool underlay, in uniform removed and better than very fine condition.