Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Badges

(Auszeichnungen und Abzeichen). A mixed lot of awards and badges, including:

1. A Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a pair of raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 31.94 mm in diameter, weighing 12.5 grams, in very fine condition.

2. An HJ Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune, overlaid by a central mobile swastika situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “FÜR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H.J.” (“FOR MERIT IN THE H.J.”), the reverse with a vertical pinback, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/63” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, also marked with a “B” indicating secondary issue, measuring 29.48 mm (w) x 52.18 mm (h), weighing 7.5 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish to the base metal and the replacement of the pinback, in very fine condition.

3. A medal bar featuring three decorations, including a Wehrmacht Long Service Award with Luftwaffe Device, an Austrian Karl Troop Cross, and an Austrian War Commemorative Medal for Combatants, affixed to a 45 mm long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, demonstrating minor soiling and material fatigue, in very fine condition.

4. A Deutsches Frauenschaft membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/127” for Alfred Stübbe, Berlin, measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), demonstrating scratching and loss of finish to the enamels and base metal, respectively, in very fine condition.

5. An NSDAP Frauenschaft membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/72” for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 25 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in very fine condition.

6. An HJ membership/cap badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/34” for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.

7. A National Socialist Teachers League (NSLB) membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked “HOFFSTÄTTER, BONN”, measuring 22 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.

8. An Anschluss patriotic medallion, constructed of silver, the edge maker marked “MÜNZAMT WIEN” for the Vienna Mint, with a silver content number of “835”, measuring 36 mm in diameter, weighing 21.4 grams, in extremely fine condition.

9. An AH patriotic medallion, constructed of bronze, unmarked, measuring 36 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

10. A patriotic cuff link, constructed of a silvered alloy, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.