Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges

(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including:

1. A 1933 Sturmabteilung (SA) Gruppe Nordmark Kiel deployment badge, constructed of silvered bronze, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A 1937 Gautag Weser-Ems badge, constructed of magnetic metal, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 38 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor surface oxidation, in better than very fine condition.

3. A Deutsches Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front/DAF) membership pin, constructed of silvered zink, unmarked, measuring 20 mm in diameter, demonstrating total loss of finish with some surface oxidation, in very fine condition.

4. A Winterhilfswerk (WHW) 1934/35 campaign donor’s badge, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 33 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

5. A lapel badge, constructed of gilded bronze, the reverse retaining three of four original attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 20 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

6. A 1980 Großadmiral Karl Dönitz memorial medal, constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Dönitz in uniform, flanked by a Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Großadmiral standard circumscribed by name, title, and birth and death dates, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of a U-Boat cutting through waves, topped by a depiction of the U-Boat War Badge, and situated above an inscriptions of “OBERBEFEHLSHABER KRIEGSMARINE, BEFEHLSHABER U-BOOTE”, the reverse bearing a silver content number of “999”, measuring 50.15 mm in diameter, weighing 34.5 grams, demonstrating minor tarnishing, in extremely fine condition.