Germany. A DRK (German Red Cross) Nurse’s Aid Badge

An example of a third reich period DRK (German Red Cross/Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) Schwesternhelferin (Nurse’s Aid) badge; in silvered bronze with red, white, and black paint; the obverse depicting a red cross within a bed or white paint, circumscribed “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternhelferin” in German Gothic lettering within a bed of black paint; horizontal pinback; marked “Ges. Gesch.” and marked “G.B.” presumably for “Gustav Brehmer, Markneukrichen” on the reverse; measuring 35.44 mm in diameter; weighing 12.0 grams; in overall better than very fine condition.