Norway, Nasjonal Samling. A Rare Kontroll Befal Officer’s Badge Newly Listed and Medal for Merit (in

and Medal for Merit (in bronze gilt

includes period original case constructed of a cardstock exterior with faux textured leather lining with felt and rayon interior linings

the obverse with a raised cross pattée with central Prussian imperial eagle

The cuff of each sleeve is rolled up to a depth of 145 mm and held in place by pieces of machine stitching at both the front and back

Norway, Nasjonal Samling. A Rare Kontroll Befal Officer’s Badge Newly Listed and Medal for Merit (inConstructed of gilded and patinated brass, the obverse consisting of a central raised and red painted disc, overlaid by a raised and gilded Nasjonal Samling Arbeidstjeneste (Labour Service) insignia, flanked by wheat stalks and circumscribed by an inscription of KONTROLL BEFAL (COMMAND CONTROL), the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45 mm in diameter, demonstrating possible repair to the