A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive weighing 20 grams grams

weighing 20 grams grams

the obverse is an iron cross paty of red enamel with “LAP 1919” (Latgale Artilērijas Pulks) on the arms

The dome is lined in a dark yellow nylon and incorporates a dark orange moisture shield

but had increased armour protection from 10 mm to 51 mm

and pinned with silvered bronze insignia consisting of a set of oak leaves interspersed with four acorns

A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Archive weighing 20 grams gramsItaly (Kingdom): 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), 31. 2 mm x 46. 5 mm, slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, near mint.