Germany, Third Reich. A Horse Driver’s Badge, Gold Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück

(Deutsche Fahrer-Abzeichen). An oval badge in gilded zink, consisting of a man driving a chariot pulled by two horses, surrounded by an oak leaf wreath with a Roman letter R in a circle at the base, the reverse presents a vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and flat wire catch, maker marked STEINHAUER & LÜCK, LÜDENSCHEID, measuring 40.14 mm (w) x 50.32 mm (h), and in very fine condition.

Footnote: A total of 63 presented between 1931 and 1939.