Germany, Third Reich. A German Driver’s Badge, Ii Class In Silver, By L. Christian Lauer Auction numbered 130477

numbered 130477

complemented by patches and trim in red silk

measuring 208 mm (w) x 239 mm (h) each)

His father Leonard Lorenz was professor of mathematics in Helsingfors from 1857 to 1874

measuring 140 mm (w) x 195 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A German Driver’s Badge, Ii Class In Silver, By L. Christian Lauer Auction numbered 130477(Deutsches Fahrer Abzeichen II. Klasse in Silber). Instituted 16 May 1930. (1930 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized buckle around a raised letter R, with a central chariot on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 39. 10 mm (w) x