Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Auction with its period-original and mint

with its period-original and mint ribbon

was discharged to duty on October 31st

in coalition with Protestant and Catholic powers in Europe

then returning to HMCS Shearwater in March 1957

inside tinted in a gold coloured wash

Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Auction with its period-original and mint(Wehrmacht Deutsches Afrikakorps Koppelschloss). Constructed of olive drab painted metal (magnetic); the obverse with a central raised field depicting a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (German God with Us) and a partial oak wreath; the reverse with a standard soldered catch and double prong swivel bar; attached to a thick brown leather tab dated 1942 and maker marked Richard Sieper & Shne, Ldenscheid on the tab;