but with all of its original gilding worn off due to age and wear
Luftwaffe pin stick
Elizabeth Pare of Ville LaSalle
marked “KO” for “Königliches Münzamt-Orden” on the reverse
and from 27-30 June 1944 near Čazma and from 8-18 July 1944 in Žumberak
Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge, by “G.H. Osang, Dresden” visually-hidden but with all of its(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Instituted March 31st, 1942. Constructed of silvered and patinated zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath, joined together at the base by a ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, with magnetic vertical pinback and a flat wire catch, marked G. H. Osang, Dresden on the reverse, measuring 42.