Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges

1. An NSDAP membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse with a boutonniere-style attachment, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/157” for Phil. Turks Witwe, Vienna, measuring 24 mm in diameter, with a small chip evident to the enamel at the six o’clock position and with some bending of the boutonniere, in very fine condition.

2. An NSDAP membership badge miniature, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, maker marked “HOFFSTÄTTER, BONN”, measuring 17 mm in diameter, with some scratching of the enamel evident, in very fine condition.

3. A Technical Emergency Help (TeNo) membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse stamped with a membership number of “26927”, measuring 22 mm (w) x 22 mm (h), with some surface wear evident to the enamel, in near extremely fine condition.

4. A rare National Socialist Teachers Association (NSLB) badge, constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing an outline of Cologne Cathedral, topped by a mobile swastika flanked by a date of “1933”, below a German national eagle clutching a bar with raised initials “NSLB”, the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with a silver content number of “800”, measuring 26.14 mm (w) x 30.78 mm (h), weighing 5.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.