with a gold-coloured bullion cord resting upon it
NORD” for the 6th SS Mountain Division
who participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign against French forces in the First Indochina War
on loop for suspension (marked “6” for Fritz Zimmermann
the reverse shows the text “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”)
France, Revolutionary Period. French Revolutionary Wars Officer's Gorget certificate_of_authenticity with a gold-coloured bullion cordOf late 19th Century manufacture, base in brass, with a white finished leather backer, measuring 143 mm (w) x 57 (h), upper incorporating a 53 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h) silvered copper eagle insignia that is secured in place via two prongs on the underside, die holes placed on either side, each of which has a gold coloured bullion button with a tie, silvering wear evident on the eagle insignia, wear and soiling on the leather backer, very fine.