Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version visually-hidden the obverse of which is

the obverse of which is etched with a Soviet coat of arms

one of only five such awards to Naval officers for the China campaign

on ring and suspended from blue and red ribbon on horizontal pinback

The blade sits securely within a nickel-silver plated upper crossguard

addressed to Frau Alma Lohr

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Cloth Version visually-hidden the obverse of which is(Beobachterabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded dark grey wool base, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a grey swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a black oil cloth liner, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 64 mm (h), a superb example in near mint condition.