Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude Alfred Philippi

Alfred Philippi

silvering worn

with gilded pin on reverse (typically found on English Orders)

circa late 1941

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude Alfred Philippi(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round catch; unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of Steinhauer & Lcks