Germany, Third Reich. An Airport Administration Employee Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Parsons of Wednesbury

Parsons of Wednesbury

inscribed with a recipient’s name of “Ltn

1877 in Oakville

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on the 28th and joining his unit in the field on June 16th

overall it measures approximately 35mm x 77mm

Germany, Third Reich. An Airport Administration Employee Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Parsons of Wednesbury(Flughafenverwaltung Mitarbeiter Armband). Constructed of red wool twill, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with gold bullion wire tresses, with a hand embroidered golden yellow inscription of FLUGHAFENVERWALTUNG (AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION) in cursive script, unmarked, unstitched and measuring 422 mm (l) x 108 mm (h), with minor material fatigue evident, a rare example in overall near extremely fine condition.