Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Newly Listed modest and god-fearing

modest and god-fearing

“Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

50 mm x 93 mm

superimposed partially over the oak leaf border

Measuring 213 mm (w) x 166 mm (h)

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Newly Listed modest and god-fearing(Diensteintritts und Traditionsabzeichen Stahlhelmbund 1919). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, overlaid by a raised and silvered Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a pair of silvered oak leaves and date of 1919, the revere with a crimped hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a rounded catch, bearing an etched unit dedication