Germany, SS. A Mess Hall Plate, by Bauscher of Weiden, c. 1939 Hold (Медаль «За боевые заслуги»)

(Медаль «За боевые заслуги»)

the latter sporadically repaired with patches of identical materia

Footnote: The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration

The maker's name "ELGIN" appears below the twelve position

Germany, SS. A Mess Hall Plate, by Bauscher of Weiden, c. 1939 Hold (Медаль «За боевые заслуги»)(Waffen SS Kantine Teller). Constructed of glazed white porcelain, the obverse plain with a shallow bowl, the base stamped with an SS REICH mess hall logo, situated above a manufacture date of 1939 and below a makers mark of BAUSCHER, WEIDEN, with a stamped lot code of 2171 20 also visible, measuring 23 cm in diameter, demonstrating minor discolouration to the glaze but with no chips or cracks visible, a rare Waffen SS mess hall plate produced on the