Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with gilded pin on reverse

with gilded pin on reverse (typically found on English Orders)

the official abbreviation changed appropriately

Underneath the signature is the symbol of the Kyffhäuser League

circa late 1941

Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with gilded pin on reverse(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round catch; unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of Steinhauer & Lcks