Germany, Third Reich. An Italo-German Cultural Association Membership Badge
(Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse bearing a central swastika and fasces, circumscribed by an inscription of “ASSOCIAZONE ITALO-GERMANIC DI CULTURA” (“ITALO-GERMAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION”), situated within inscriptions of “BERLIN” and “ROMA” set against respective national tri-colours, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstration some flecking and scratching of the enamels, in near extremely fine condition.

