Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Mint Shako Cockade for Enlisted Ranks, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive reverse inscribed "AL MERITO" within

reverse inscribed "AL MERITO" within an open-ended wreath of oak leaves and acorns

each of the buttons maker marked "SCOVILL MF'G CO

later being transformed into a museum for the movement on 8 November 1933

having been advanced to Sergeant Observer on the day that he was wounded

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Mint Shako Cockade for Enlisted Ranks, by Josef Feix & Söhne Auction Archive reverse inscribed "AL MERITO" within(Polizei Kokarde fr den Tschako fr Mannschaften). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an elongated tri colour cockade, the reverse with a backplate fixed in position with four prongs and with a lug for shako attachment, maker marked with the logo of Josef Feix & Shne, Gablonz, with a manufacture date of 1941, measuring 35 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) and accompanied by its original paper wrapping, in unissued and mint condition.