Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Auction Archive Footnote: The Century of Progress

Footnote: The Century of Progress International Exposition was a World's Fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)

three sets of oak leaves and acorns insignia in aluminum bullion wire

light contact and surface wear on the obverse

illustrating a battle scarred landscape interlaced with multiple trenches and diverse structures

each measuring 40 mm (w) x 75 mm (l)

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Auction Archive Footnote: The Century of Progress(Heer Brustadler). Constructed of a field grey wool backer, the obverse bearing a field grey cotton threaded patch overlaid by a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 120 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.