Latvia, First Republic. An Army Officer’s Belt Buckle, c. 1930 visually-hidden Court-mounted with dual push pin

Court-mounted with dual push pin reverse

demonstrating significant cleaning and polishing to the base metal which has removed much of the original toning

(Mecidiye Nişanı)

enamel wear to white rays

The tunic features a large horizontal-slit pocket at breast-height and a smaller horizontal-slit pocket at waist-height with the dagger hanger belt strip with the dagger hanger clip in perfect condition in between

Latvia, First Republic. An Army Officer’s Belt Buckle, c. 1930 visually-hidden Court-mounted with dual push pinConstructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by three stars and situated on a radiant background, surrounded by a frame of stylized rays, the reverse with a clip and loop, unmarked, measuring 52 mm in diameter, demonstrating total loss of blue enamels to the obverse with sporadic tarnishing to the base metal, in very fine condition.