Two RDB Badges

Youth Hostels; medal in silvered white metal, 70mm, maker marked "Deschler", extremely fine and rare.

A near mint example in gold with blue enamels, maker marked "ZEHN" on the edge between the left and bottom arms, measuring 42.5 mm, original independent ribbon, intact enamels, very light contact, near mint. In its hardshelled case of issue, cypher of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the lid, recessed medal bed, scuffing and edge wear evident on the exterior, ghosted yellowing on the inside lid where the maker's label once resided, case better than very fine, in its cardboard carton of issue, labelled "Königlicher Kronen=Orden / 4. Klasse." on the lid, slight creasing, carton extremely fine.

Bronze gilt and enamels, maker marked "CARL POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN" on the edge, 38.5 mm, on incorrect ribbon, light contact, extremely fine.

First Strike blanks of German Second War Medals, being 1) A War Merit Cross Second Class, 2) A Miniature Order of the German Eagle, 3) A Miniature German Mother’s Cross, 4) A Miniature Westwall Medal. Varying sizes between 48 mm - 20 mm; rare, interesting pieces in extremely fine condition.

Footnote: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards, German as well as International, that was destroyed in an allied bombing raid in the early 1940's on Pforzheim, Germany. Sometime during the 1990's, during construction on the former factory site, a quantity of medals was discovered (about 50 kilos) and bought by eMedals. Some were in good condition, but most of the pieces exhibited fire damage, or were rusted. Hundreds of pieces were partially finished, and some items were just medal parts, as one would expect to be found in the factory.