Germany. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia
(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of seven badges and insignia, including a matching set of Heer pith helmet insignia, each constructed of bronze, with one consisting of a shield bearing a raised and silvered Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on a black background, the reverse with all three attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), with minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition, and one consisting of a shield bearing a Wehrmacht black, white, and red tricolour motif, the reverse with all three attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition; a Christmas at war badge, constructed of zink, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked “G. HERMELING”, measuring 47 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), with minor oxidation evident, in very fine condition; a public health badge, constructed of zink, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 23 mm (h), in very fine condition; a health league badge, constructed of gilded bronze, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 37 mm in diameter, with minor verdigris evident, in near extremely fine condition; a German Midwives Association membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse stamped with a membership number of “2548”, otherwise unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, missing its horizontal pinback and with some chipping of enamels evident, in fair condition, and; a 1914 Austro-German Red Cross war bereaved commemorative medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, unmarked, measuring 23 mm in diameter, in very fine condition.

