A 1938 Italian Facist Roller Speed Skating Award In Case Auction Archive This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 423 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

set with synthetic/imitation red stone

together with an erased Efficiency Medal

with a crew of six others: Flight Sergeant D

the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram German submarines)

A 1938 Italian Facist Roller Speed Skating Award In Case Auction Archive This particular buckle is illustratedWhite metal base with an inlayed bronze medallion, Fascist eagle sport insignia at the top, bronze medallion at the bottom illustrating a male roller skating athlete on a road, flanked by free flowing ribbon banners, inscribed in Italian "A FREDDY RENKEWITZ PRESIDENTE DELLA F. I. H. P. LA FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA HOCKEY E PATTINAGGIO ORGANIZZATRICE DEL 1o CAMPIONATO DEL MONDO DI PATTINAGGIO SU STRADA FERRARA = 15 20 SETTEMBRE 1938" (to Freddy Renkewitz,