Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Hermann Aurich Newly Listed smooth black backer

smooth black backer

later achieving the ranks of Acting Lance Sergeant

the obverse consisting of a stylized map of the Kuban region

a Karl Marx commemorative medal

magnetic metal buttons holding in place a two rows of twisted and rolled gold bullion cords

Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Hermann Aurich Newly Listed smooth black backer(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn overlaid by an enameled HJ insignia, the eagle circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,