Germany, Third Reich. SS Members Runic Breast Insignia

Constructed of tightly hand embroidered runes in silvery wires, tightly stitched, on green-gray wool backing, of unusual round shape (56mm or 2 1/4 inches in diameter), unworn, in near mint condition.

Footnote: This type of SS breast insignia were authorized for wear in July of 1943, to all Waffen-SS personnel who did not qualify to wear the SS runic collar tab. The insignia was worn below the left breast pocket of a tunic, and is usually. This type of insignia is oftwen seen on members of the 7th SS-Freiwillingen (Prinz Eugen), 4th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Division, and on some other Waffen-SS units.