Germany, DRK. A Nursing Association Mainz District Active Member’s Badge, by Alfred Stübbe Auction Archive and the Indian Army in

and the Indian Army in recognition of service in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874)

This is a rare prototype of the “1943” version of the commonly encountered 1942 Demjansk Shield

the reverse in silver gilt depicting the royal cypher of Leopold II on an enameled red background

These latter images are presented in razor-sharp focus

and of Arctic exercises generally

Germany, DRK. A Nursing Association Mainz District Active Member’s Badge, by Alfred Stübbe Auction Archive and the Indian Army in(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternschaft Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a central white enameled oval disc overlaid by a German Red Cross (DRK) insignia, situated within a black enameled ring bearing a silvered inscription of DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ SCHWESTERNSCHAFT, the reverse with a rounded catch and replacement pinback, bearing a membership number of 257 and district attribution of