20TH C. MILITARY BADGES AND MEDALS COLLECTION.

A collection of 20th C. military badges, medals and insignia, including:a Prussian brass Guard eagle helmet plate with silvered star;an Italian Order of Merit cross in white enamel with crown suspension and ribbon;a U.S. World War II Victory Medal and U.S. Army officer's cap eagle;a German War Merit Medal and cap eagle;German Bundeswehr armor and marksmanship badges;Soviet and Vietnamese cap badges and enamel pins;pilot and parachutist wings, a brass eagle belt plate, an engraved identity disc on chain and two Connecticut Governor's Regatta badges.Helmet plate 6”W. Provenance: The Marie Longer Ziegler Estate, Darien, Connecticut.Condition: Good, tarnish and wear throughout, fraying and fading to the ribbon, enamel loss to a few pins, one disc heavily tarnished.

Estimate:$400

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