Germany, Third Reich. A Rhineland Propaganda Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 405 Squadron was equipped with

405 Squadron was equipped with Lancasters

A silver Maltese cross with rays and a set of crossed swords coming from the center of the cross

dark patinas on the BWM and IGSM

with a central royal blue field flanked by red

Barnett Northwest Guns

Germany, Third Reich. A Rhineland Propaganda Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 405 Squadron was equipped with(Propaganda Abzeichen). Constructed of brass, the obverse bearing a depiction of a hand gripping a snake (symbolizing France), topped by an inscription of DER RHEIN, DEUTSCHLANDS STROM (THE RHINE, GERMANYS RIVER), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.