First performances at La Scala in Verdi’s Aida and The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in Les Troyens by Berlioz would follow in 1972
measuring 115 mm (w) x 130 mm (h)
He was cited in both the London Gazette 10945 on September 16
the previous owner's name written in black ink on the inside cover page
in original fitted case of issue
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive First performances at La Scala(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer mit Etui). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing across the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the