Date Code

K 1968
Z 1969
M 1970
X 1971
B 1972
L 1973 (1987)
O 1974
S 1975
R 1976
A 1977
U 1978
F 1979
E 1980
G 1981
I  1982
C 1983
H 1984
T 1985
P 1986
L 1987 (1973)
Y 1988
N 1989
D 1990

Size chart

cm -------Uk------- US

54 -- 6 5/8 -- 6 3/4

55 -- 6 3/4 -- 6 7/8

56 -- 6 7/8 --    7

57 --     7    -- 7 1/8

58 -- 7 1/8 -- 7 1/4

59 -- 7 1/4 -- 7 3/8

60 -- 7 3/8 -- 7 1/2

Nationalen Volksarmee.
Volksmarine-Peoples Navy.


Senior Officer. Gabardine fabric. Gold metal single piece cockade. Leather cap cord. Two piece hat with removable top. Size 58 and dated "H" (1984). Gray band. Veb 1856. 

Junior Officer. Gabardine fabric. Gold metal single piece cockade. Leather cap cord. Two piece hat with removable top. Size 56 and dated "Y" (1988). Black band. Veb 1856. 

Gabardine fabric. Gold embroidered wreath and metal cockade. Leather cap cord. Two piece hat with removable top. Size 54 and dated "G" (1981). Gray band. (Visor type "Perfekt XX").  VEB 1856. Paper VEB tag attached to the rear of the hat.

Sailors "Donald Duck" hat, wool fabric, gold metal circular cockade, no piping. Size 57 and dated "N" (1989). Brown band. Veb 1856.





Officer Winter hat. Imitation fur, gold metal single piece cockade. Size 55 and dated "C" (1983).












-Female cap, gold hand embroidered metallic wreath and metal cockade, yellow piping. Size 59, date 1966. VEB 1856.

-Female cap, two piece embroidered cockade, yellow piping. Size 52 and dated "Y" (1988). VEB 1856.

-Female cap, two piece cockade with gold metallic piping. Size 54 and dated "L" (1973). VEB 1855. Note: the letter "L" was used for both 1973 and 1987. Six small holes have been drilled into the cockade enabling it to be sown on the cap.



Top- Officer side cap. Gabardine fabric, gold piping, Size 56, dated "G" (1981). Bottom- EM/NCO side cap. Gabardine fabric, Size 54, dated "N" (1989).