Germany, HJ. A 1938 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Gold Grade in Case, By Gustav Brehmer Auction The straps both measure 45

The straps both measure 45 mm (w) x 100 mm (l) and are held in place by machine stitching at the outer edge and by a pebbled aluminum button on the inner edge

A fine quality manufacture Thüringer Eisenbahnertreffen in Bad Blankenburg badge (29

(1939-1942 issue)

the center with a static swastika circumscribed “Zum Goldenen Rad”

” in capitalized lettering

Germany, HJ. A 1938 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Gold Grade in Case, By Gustav Brehmer Auction The straps both measure 45(Ehrenzeichen Reichssieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1938). A superb example of the highly desirable gold grade, gilded bronze and enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a central white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSSIEGER 1938, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked G.