Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Auction bronze link chain with hook

bronze link chain with hook attached to the shorter strap

measuring 25 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

with the crowned cypher of Christian IX (1863-1906)

measuring 76 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

France and Germany Star (40219 J

Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Auction bronze link chain with hook(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 63 mm (w) x 59. 18 mm (h),