Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Membership and Commemorative Badges

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

1. An NSDAP membership badge, constructed of zink with multi-coloured paint, horizontal pinback, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/17” for F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid, measuring 23 mm in diameter, a late-issue badge in better than very fine condition.

2. A Reich Union of Large Families membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked “B” (possibly for Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen), measuring 24 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

3. An HJ Labour Youth membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with an RZM logo, measuring 23 mm in diameter, demonstrating some surface chipping to the enamels, in better than very fine condition.

4. A National Socialist War Victim’s Care membership badge, constructed of silvered feinzink, vertical pinback, the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/52” for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 15 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in very fine condition.

5. A 1934 HJ camp badge, constructed of porcelain, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 16 mm (w) x 28 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

6. A 1936 Lünen Kreistag (Regional Day) commemorative badge, constructed of multi-coloured bakelite, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.