Germany, Hj. A 1944 National Trade Competition Regional Victor’s Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Auction Archive In addition to chipping and

In addition to chipping and peeling of the multiple layers of paint there is sporadic denting of the shell

and maker marked on reverse

to his delight and surprise

with a Communist star on the back of the snake's head

issued on 1 Jult 1940

Germany, Hj. A 1944 National Trade Competition Regional Victor’s Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Auction Archive In addition to chipping and(Ehrenzeichen Gausieger im Reichsberufswettkampf). Constructed of silvered zink with multi coloured enamels and paint, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, around a white painted disc overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing a HJ insignia, topped by an inscription of GAUSIEGER, flanked by a date of 1944, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked G.