A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive and pinned with silvered bronze

and pinned with silvered bronze insignia consisting of a set of oak leaves interspersed with four acorns

(Nordrhein-Westfalen): In stamped silvered steel with steel face plate affixed by 2 prongs

he was awarded the Bavarian Military Service Cross 3rd Class with Crown and Swords

The dome is lined in a dark yellow nylon and incorporates a dark orange moisture shield

the fully laden Aud was then intercepted by the British sloops Zinnia and Bluebell

A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive and pinned with silvered bronzeItaly (Kingdom): Bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), 31. 2 mm x 46. 5 mm, slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, near mint.