Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic postmarked in black ink "16

postmarked in black ink "16

The recipient's name is engraved on the edge of the medal

the lid bearing the Francoist Era Spanish coat-of-arms in the centre

both under the initials "W

but has a distinctive die flaw of the bow of the U-Boat and is sometimes referred to as “Unknown maker (1)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic postmarked in black ink "16(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 53. 53 mm (w) x 52. 31 mm (h),