Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Gau Baden Honour Badge, Gold Grade Large Version, By Fr. Klett GTRexclude He was commissioned as a

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in Infantry Regiment Nr

probably taken during German-Croatian Offensives in Bosnia

number stamped "506" over "Z"

maker marked L/13 for Paul Meybauer

with a lightly textured dark green faux leather (leatherette) exterior

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Gau Baden Honour Badge, Gold Grade Large Version, By Fr. Klett GTRexclude He was commissioned as a(Gau Ehrenzeichen Baden in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner bearing a depressed and blackened inscription of GAU BADEN, surrounding an NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounde catch, maker marked FR. KLETT, KARLSRUHE, measuring 35. 06 mm (w) x 45. 69 mm (h),