Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Membership Badge, Large Version, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Auction Archive scattered gilt wear and surface

scattered gilt wear and surface rust on the insignias

measuring 16 cm (w) x 29 cm (l) x 6

An example of an Imperial Austrian Memorial Cross for Kaiser Franz Joseph I Second Class “Erinnerungskreuz an Kaiser und König Franz Joseph I Zweite Klasse”

(Croce dell'Ordine di San Giorgio di Carinzia)

accompanied by a matching envelope

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Membership Badge, Large Version, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Auction Archive scattered gilt wear and surface(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1919). Constructed of silver with black enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, bearing a silvered date of 1919 topped by oak leaves and a raised Stahlhelm insignia, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an etched membership code and date of 1919, stamped with a silver content number of 800, and maker marked with the logo of Der