Belt in blackened aluminum on the right end, illustrating a pebbled oval surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, unmarked, the buckle measuring 50.2 mm x 54.5 mm. Belt with a smooth finished dark pine green upper, with a forest green felt underside, aluminum receiving clip on the left end stitched in place where the belt wraps around to the reverse, emboss stamped "98" at the right end where the raw underside is exposed under the tab, smooth finished butterscotch-coloured leather tab stitched in place on the underside at the right end, the tab with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, belt with one slider that has a matching upper, the belt measuring 44 mm x 1,060 mm. Light crazing present on the upper, light wear on the edges, scattered wear mothing evident on the felt underside. Better than very fine.
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. (C:166)