Germany, Federal Republic. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade for 75 Engagements, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 certificate_of_authenticity bearing an engraved membership code

bearing an engraved membership code and date of “6

with touches red and green embroidery in the base of the crown

one year later

The design comes from an ancient Swedish pattern that Himmler admired while attending a museum there

numbered "Nr

Germany, Federal Republic. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade for 75 Engagements, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 certificate_of_authenticity bearing an engraved membership code(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 75). Post May 1945 manufacture c. 1970 issue. Constructed of silvered and patinated white metal, the obverse consisting of an oak wreath, joined together at the base by a plaque bearing a raised number 75 overlaid by a central Panzer rolling over logs, with its left track extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse Panzer in place, with a sheet metal hinge, vertical round