Germany, Federal Republic. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 25 Engagements, 1957 Version Newly Listed circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “Im Jahre deutscher Schicksalswende 1933” (“In the Year of the German Turning Point 1933”)

35 mm x 48

1919 and was granted leave from February 19th to June 19th

cypher of Leopold I (LL RR I) on the reverse

bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Federal Republic. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 25 Engagements, 1957 Version Newly Listed circumscribed by an inscription of(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 50). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a raised plaque bearing a number 25, with a central Panzerkampfwagen IV with treads extending over the edge of the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse tank in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46. 50 mm (w) x 55. 16