Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Commander’s Tank Badge Newly Listed maker marked “Eugen Schmidhäusler

maker marked “Eugen Schmidhäusler

the son of Rose de Vries

There is an Air Defence and Chemical Protection decal placed on the left side of the helmet

Paardeberg

constructed of oval shaped blackened brass

Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Commander’s Tank Badge Newly Listed maker marked “Eugen SchmidhäuslerIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.