Germany. A Deutsche Reichsbahn EM/NCO Belt Buckle, Published Example, c.1934

Stamped brass, gold wash on pebbled outer field, embossed circular center design, retains nearly, 100 % gold finish, Assmann pattern nr.21249; in virtually mint condition; a very scarce buckle. (Illustrated on page 575 of Angolia’s book).

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.