Germany, Heer. A Panzer EM/NCO’s Breast Eagle, Privately-Purchased Variant certificate_of_authenticity A Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen with envelope

A Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen with envelope of issue

all set on a 175 mm-long bar with a horizontal pinback and field-grey wool reverse liner

Baring appears as the bearded officer lying in the foreground

with finely detailed gilt adornments joining the quadrants of each arm

and with integral straps with reinforced buttonholes emanating from the reverse

Germany, Heer. A Panzer EM/NCO’s Breast Eagle, Privately-Purchased Variant certificate_of_authenticity A Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen with envelopeHeer Brustadler fr Mannschaften der Panzertruppe). Constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Wehrmacht eagle with feathering and details highlighted in black threading, unmarked, measuring 110 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), a quintessential privately purchased example favoured by some Wehrmacht personnel over standard issue eagles in extremely fine condition.