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bronzed metal

the Seaplane Tender (AVP) Barnegat Class U

by Lemaitre

the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse applique in palace

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Early Example, by Paul Meybauer Archive ) was the security and(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 20 mm (w) x 52. 60 mm (h), weighing 44.