Germany, RAD. A Standard Issue EM/NCO’s National Labour Service Belt Buckle, by L. Gottlieb & Söhne

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Koppelschloss). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse with a pebbled field with a raised pebbled center depicting a spade with a mobile swastika, surrounded by a series of five wheat stalks, the reverse plain, with an integrated cast catch and a dual-prong spring bar, marked “LGS” and dated “36”, measuring 64 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), accompanied by a leather tab, constructed of thick brown leather - marked “L. Gottlieb & Söhne, Oberstein” and dated “1936”, in overall mint condition.