A Rarely Encountered 1938 Pattern German Red Cross EM Buckle with Plain Reverse; Published

In injection molded silvered zinc alloy with gilt wreath, reverse is unmarked, measuring 48.8 mm x 64.7 mm, worn, very fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 497 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection.

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.