Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1920 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Newly Listed opening with a horizontal slash

opening with a horizontal slash

an Introduction and a Table of Contents

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of Third Reich-period manufacture

in feinzink - previously silvered

ordinary awards becoming insufficient to the affection and the thankfulness which we have for them

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1920 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Newly Listed opening with a horizontal slash(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1920). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1920 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked with the logo of Der Stahlhof,