Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Archive 09 mm x 42

09 mm x 42

By August 1917

the one above inscribed "WHEN SHALL THEIR GLORY FADE"

Footnote: The Order was instituted in 1948 in three classes

Germany, Dak. A German Africa Crops Standard Issue Belt Buckle, By R. Sieper, Dated 1942 Archive 09 mm x 42(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;