Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class Grand Officer, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity 1919 at Witley

1919 at Witley

This is a very well preserved Reichsluftschutz/National Air Raid Protection League member’s house marker

the reverse presents with a barrel hinge accommodating a vertical pinback with a flattened tip meeting an elongated round wire catch

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/105” for Hermann Aurich

On a supsension bar with swing bar pinback as worn by the veteran

Egypt, Arab Republic. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class Grand Officer, C.1960 certificate_of_authenticity 1919 at Witley(Nishan al Istaqaq ). Instituted in 1953. Type II (1958 1972). Six piece construction, in silver gilt with royal blue and white enamels, type II with the coat of arms used for the United Arab Republic (1958 1971) and Egypt (1971 1972), marked with the Cairo Assay Office mark and a "9" and "0" for silver fineness (. 900 silver = 90% or 900 1000) on the reverse cartouche and on the loop, measuring 58. 5 mm (w) x 80. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its coat of