Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold surrounded by Latin inscription VIRTUTE

surrounded by Latin inscription VIRTUTE ET MERITO (Virtue and Merit)

(Medaille zum 50-Jährigen Regierungsjubiläum)

He had his WWI Trio sent to Winnipeg

when he enlisted as a Private (NX23123) in the Australian Imperial Force on May 30

A quality made award in silver gilt

Germany, Hj. An Early Sa-Style Enlisted Belt Buckle Hold surrounded by Latin inscription VIRTUTE(HJ Grtelschnalle). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised central SA style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with dual attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 54 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.