Germany, Weimar Republic. A Colonial Badge Archive He was admitted to the

He was admitted to the Military Hospital at Shorncliffe on June 22

consisting of a national eagle with outspread wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

extremely fine and rare in this size

text copyrighted by Trevor Henshaw in 1995

which is situated at the eastern side of the town of Ypres (now Ieper) in the Province of West Flanders

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Colonial Badge Archive He was admitted to the(Kolonialabzeichen). Instituted 18 April 1922 by the Ministry for Reconstruction. (1922 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised elephant in mid stride, set within a circular ring bearing an inscription of SDSEE AFRIKA KIAUTSCHOU, joined together at the bottom by an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a vertical pinback and design number 33992, measuring 33. 82 mm (w) x 38. 90 mm (h), weighing 19. 8 grams, in