A Scarce Early Sa Reserve Armand certificate_of_authenticity PRO PATRIA

PRO PATRIA

that his religion was Roman Catholic and that his occupation was that of Cook

each of the D-rings with short leather looped straps with smooth finished black uppers stitched in place

Martin acted with valor when at great risk and in face and under range of fire of the enemy

46 mm x 49

A Scarce Early Sa Reserve Armand certificate_of_authenticity PRO PATRIAFour piece construction; black embroidered swastika on a 88 mm white rayon roundel; on a red rayon armabd; with 9 mm white rayon strips on the top and bottom edges; measuring 204 mm x 113 (folded); lightly soiled from period use but overall very fine condition. Footnote: The SA Reserve armband was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in 1935. It was replaced by the simplified standard SA armband.