Germany, Third Reich. A Werkschutz Personnel Badge, by Hermann Aurich

(Werkschutz Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and painted zink, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika, above a banner bearing a blackened inscription of “WERKSCHUTZ”, on a red background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked “H. AURICH, DRESDEN”, measuring 106 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), some loss of finish evident, an unnumbered example in overall near extremely fine condition.