Germany, Freikorps. A Badge of the V. Army Corps, Type II Hold 12 mm (w) x 35

12 mm (w) x 35

Buckler and Graham

reverse inscribed "3

measuring 54 mm x 45 mm

measuring 112 mm (w) x 82 mm (h)

Germany, Freikorps. A Badge of the V. Army Corps, Type II Hold 12 mm (w) x 35(Bewhrungsabzeichen des V. Armeekorps, 2. Form). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, wrapped in a ribbon bearing an inscription of GRENZ SCHUTZ OST and a date of 1919, surrounding a central number 5 executed in a corresponding Roman numeral, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge emanating from a raised platform and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the