Germany, Third Reich. A German Driver’s Badge, Ii Class In Silver, By L. Christian Lauer Auction complemented by patches and trim

complemented by patches and trim in red silk

during the Allied capture of the Hindenburg Line

The case is stainless steel

better than very fine condition with attractive patina from age

His father Leonard Lorenz was professor of mathematics in Helsingfors from 1857 to 1874

Germany, Third Reich. A German Driver’s Badge, Ii Class In Silver, By L. Christian Lauer Auction complemented by patches and trim(Deutsches Fahrer Abzeichen II. Klasse in Silber). Instituted 16 May 1930. (1930 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized buckle around a raised letter R, with a central chariot on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 39. 10 mm (w) x