Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag certificate_of_authenticity serving with various ships and

serving with various ships and naval depots between March 1878 and March 1910

with a single silvered Großdeutschland cypher on the obverse

the reverse plain with a vertical banjo style pin

with finely executed details

Germany, Third Reich. A Stalag-344 Allied Pow Identification Tag certificate_of_authenticity serving with various ships and(Kriegsgefangener Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of zink, with three suspension loops, the obverse bearing a double stamped inscription of STALAG 344 and an identification number of 31018, otherwise unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), with age appropriate wear evident, in overall better than very fine condition. Footnote: Formerly Stalag VIII B and renamed Stalag 344 in 1943, this facility had a lengthy history of hosting prisoners of war.