SS Officer's belt buckle (Koppelschloss).Early, nickel/silver construction circular buckle. The buckle features a high relief stylized national eagle with outstretched, downward curving, wings clutching an oak-leaf wreath which encompasses a static swastika. The background of the eagle is slightly pebbled and the top half of the buckle has a simulated rope like border.The bottom half of the buckle has an embossed banner with an embossed Gothic scripted motto, "Meine Ehre heisst Treue" (My Honour is Loyalty).The reverse of the buckle is a mirror image of the obverse and has a raised circular center piece with crimped edges to hold the buckle catch and crimped retainer for the prong bar and prongs.Marked "RZM 24" (Overhoff & Cie ), GES.GESCH.- shortcut for gesetzlich geschutzt (protected by law).Scarce original early example.A pearl in every professional SS buckle collection.