Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher Hold obverse inscribed “VERDIENST UM DEN

obverse inscribed “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“Meritorious Service to the State”) surrounded by laurel wreath tied at the base with ribbon

a small chip in the green paint on the insignia

reverse maker marked "JRG&S" (J

very light crazing in the enamels otherwise the enamels are intact

It is stamped in black ink on the right side "W1830"

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Wilhelm Hobacher Hold obverse inscribed “VERDIENST UM DEN(Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Wilhelm Hobacher, Vienna,