Description
This star was awarded for 30 years of services
Middlesex Regiment in England
in Uruguay in 1852
surrounded by the inscription "LUDWIG III - KOENIG - V
measuring 86 mm (w) x 73 mm (h)
Germany, Third Reich. A 1942 Tirol Shooting Competition Badge By Carl Poellath Auction This star was awarded for(Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of a round oak leaf wreath, with a central Tirol style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on a target, above a banner reading MEISTER SCHTZE 1942), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, measuring 62 mm in diameter, in very fine condition.