Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Administrative Official’s Brocade Dress Belt Buckle, by Friedrich Linden

(Kriegsmarine Schnallkoppel). Constructed of cast silvered aluminum; the obverse consisting of an open-ended laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with a fouled anchor in the center; the reverse plain; marked “FLL” for “Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid” on the reverse; with both aluminum catches present; measuring 58 mm (w) x 58 mm (h); in overall near mint condition.