Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Allied Veteran’s Commemorative Inscription Auction “D” for Denver

“D” for Denver

2 on January 20th

with pebbled field centering a stylized shovel

Leier must have been wounded

4533 WILLIAM LESLEY LANGLEY

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Allied Veteran’s Commemorative Inscription Auction “D” for Denver(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised crown, set within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and laurel branches, the four corners bearing a finely detailed etched inscription of WORLD WAR 1914 1918, presumably added by an Allied veteran to a buckle claimed as a war souvenir, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a