Germany, Third Reich. A Midwives Association Membership Badge
(Deutsche Hebammen Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse with a central raised depiction of a mother holding a child, inside of a white enameled cross bearing initials “RDH” for “REICHSFACHSCHAFT DEUTSCHER HEBAMMEN” (“REICH ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MIDWIVES”), surrounded by a ring of blue enamel with an inscription of “IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES” (“IN THE SERVICE OF THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE”), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, marked “DOUBL.”, measuring 42 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

