Germany, Nsdap. A Jugend Belt Buckle, C.1935 Newly Listed Footnote: The Order of Franz

Footnote: The Order of Franz Joseph was instituted in 1849 and awarded for military and civil merit

awarded annually for postgraduate study of colonial American history

Constructed in non-magnetic metal

the two Japanese destroyers closed and engaged USS Asheville at close range with their guns

consisting of a German national eagle with open wings clutching a mobile wreathed swastika

Germany, Nsdap. A Jugend Belt Buckle, C.1935 Newly Listed Footnote: The Order of FranzA rectangular belt buckle constructed of bronze, the obverse centre bears a raised silvered plate, the centre bears am eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons on a plain background, encompassed by a ribbed border with a half laurel wreath at the bottom, the reverse is marked LF and bears slot in the shape of a semicircle and a bar with two attachment prongs, measuring 54. 07 mm (w) x 37. 84 mm (h), very fine.