Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Decorations
(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of nine badges and decorations, including a three-piece ribbon bar, featuring a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, and a Civil Service 25-Year Long Service Cross, set on a 45 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, with soiling and wear evident, in very fine condition; a Wehrmacht pith helmet insignia, constructed of bronze, the obverse painted in a black, white, and red tri-colour motif with a pebbled finish, the reverse with all three attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), with some loss of paint evident, in very fine condition; a NS-Frauenschaft Leader’s membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “72” for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a NS-Frauenschaft membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a RZM logo and maker code “75” for Otto Schikle, Pforzheim, measuring 25 mm (w) x 27 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a miniature NS-Frauenschaft membership badges, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the reverse marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/25” for Rudolf Reiling, Pforzheim, measuring 23 mm (w) x 23 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a Deutsches Frauenwerk membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the reverse marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/148” for Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe, Vienna, measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), in very fine condition; a German Red Cross (DRK) cap badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 21 mm (w) x 26 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a German Homeowner’s Association membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 24 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition, and; a NSDAP Elsass region supporter’s badge, constructed of zink, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked “FOERSTER & BARTH, PFORZHEIM, with a RZM logo and maker code “M9/7” for the same manufacturer, measuring 23 mm in diameter, with loss of finish and oxidation evident, in very fine condition.

