Germany, Rad. A National Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity missing its ribbon

missing its ribbon

1913 by Royal Decree no

two weeks shy of his fiftieth birthday

decorations and medals issued to New Zealanders

to Johannes Heinzel

Germany, Rad. A National Labour Service Leader’s Belt Buckle certificate_of_authenticity missing its ribbonThis is a RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst National Labour Service) leaders belt buckle; in aluminum, with a matte silver aluminum finish; the obverse with a standard RAD motif consisting of a spade depicting a mobile swastika superimposed in the center, surrounded by five stalks of wheat along the edge of the buckle; the reverse with double claw prongs and catch accompanied by a receiver; measuring 48 mm in diameter; extremely fine condition.