A Golden HJ Honour Badge & Award Certificate Presented to Franz Balzar
This is a golden HJ (Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth) golden honour badge “Goldenes Hitlerjugend Abzeichen”; in gilded bronze with white, black, and pebbled red enamels; vertical pinback; maker marked “RZM 15” for “Ferdinand Hoffstätter, Bonn am Rhein” and numbered “5476” on the reverse; measuring 29.16 mm x 16.85 mm; weighing 3.2 grams; pebbled red enamels cracked on one side, with moderate wear to the gilding. Accompanied by a Golden HJ Honour Badge award certificate issued to Franz Balzar from Betzdorf (Western Germany). He was a member since 1931 and was awarded honour badge number “21,501” (note that the badge and document are non-matching). The certificate carries the facsimile by of the Reich Youth Leader, Baldur von Schirach. It measures 120 mm x 89 mm, with moderate fraying and minor tears along the edges. Overall better than fine condition. (C:100)

