United States. A Purple Heart, C.1965 Auction on a black wool base

on a black wool base

along with ambulances

a very scarce and highly desirable badge for a Luftwaffe collector

It is decorated with a well detailed silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silvered aluminum wreath surrounding a tri-colour cockade on the band

Canadian Railway Troops on November 21

United States. A Purple Heart, C.1965 Auction on a black wool baseInstituted in 1782. Two piece construction, in bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Purple Heart was instituted on August 7, 1782 and is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the Armed Forces, has been wounded, killed,