Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Italian Commander’s Tank Badge, C.1941 GTRexclude Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer was

Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer was born in Belfast

named to "Hugo Seidel / Landsturmmann / Eutin"

An extremely well preserved second war period Wehrmacht Heer (Army) long service medal bar grouping

Of textbook Croatian construction with an olive thick green wool exterior

It was made up of squadrons and personnel from the RAF and the air forces of the British Commonwealth

Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Italian Commander’s Tank Badge, C.1941 GTRexclude Footnote: Joseph Stothard Mercer wasIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.