Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive points on two arms bent

points on two arms bent back slightly

the reverse plain with fine red enamels on the arms of the cross

on an enameled white background bearing an enameled red letter R

hailing Franco of the “salvador de la patria” (“saviour of the country”)

6) A rare and desirable Bavarian Observers Officer’s Badge

Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive points on two arms bent(Bandenkampfabzeichen). Instituted January 30th, 1944. (Post May 1945 manufacture c. 1960). Constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath joined together at the base by a raised skull and crossbones, overlaid by a vertical sword bearing a sunwheel style swastika at the ricasso, in turn plunging into a nest of vipers, the reverse plain, with a sheet metal hinge, vertical round wire catch, and sheet metal hinge, unmarked