New reproduction Imperial Hessian belt buckle struck from the original German dies, these Hessen buckles are superbly crafted and authentic down to the finest detail and identical to originals.  These are made of real brass like the originals so like originals, they will tarnish with time, they are not coated with lacquer.  Even though they are new and still in the original wrapper, they may have a small amount of tarnish on them.  This is easily taken care of with Brasso, Blitz cloth, or any other brass cleaner.