Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed Grand Cross Badge in silver

Grand Cross Badge in silver gilt with white enamels

Very rare award

Stamped onto the crown is a black ink size mark of “59”

0mm (width) x 47

engraver marked "SALE BHAM" (Sale

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed Grand Cross Badge in silver(Luftwaffe Erinnerungsplakette). A unique hand carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak, Norway, constructed of partially stained wood, the obverse consisting of a stylized shield split into quadrants, with one each bearing a polar bear, an inscription of BANAK, a date of 1943, and a Nordic Cross style flag, topped by a German national eagle with featuring executed in exceptional detail, clutching a wreathed