Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed 23 mm (w) x 91

23 mm (w) x 91

Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal - George V

Constructed in silvered tombac and black and pebbled red enamels

shortly before the Summer Palace's enlargement works were completed

minor material fatigue is evident to the exterior of the case but the cross is in a near mint condition

Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed 23 mm (w) x 91(Waffen SS Tropen Schiffchentotenkopf fr Mannschaften). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered green SS style Totenkopf with details highlighted in black threading, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), a rare example of a green tropical insignia as found on page 135 of Insignia and Artifacts of the Waffen SS by Michael D. Beaver, 2012, in unissued and mint condition.