Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Gau Baden Honour Badge, Gold Grade Large Version, by Fr. Klett
(Gau-Ehrenzeichen Baden in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner bearing a depressed and blackened inscription of “GAU BADEN”, surrounding an NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounde catch, maker marked “FR. KLETT, KARLSRUHE”, measuring 35.06 mm (w) x 45.69 mm (h), weighing 14.3 grams, a rare decoration in extremely fine condition.

