Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge Auction Archive bottom inside of lid maker

bottom inside of lid maker marked but obscured

tied together at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon and topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

the exterior bearing an inscription of “VERWUNDETENABZEICEHN SILBER” and a maker’s mark of “STEINHAUER & LÜCK

with embossed Silver Star insignia and War Office Seal

rhombus-framed

Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge Auction Archive bottom inside of lid maker(Reichskampf Hamburg Abzeichen). Constructed of a bronzed aluminum alloy with multi coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of REICHS KAMPF HAMBURG, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing an enameled HJ insignia, flanked by a date of 1938, topped by a detailed depiction of turreted castle gate through which a ship is passing, unmarked, measuring 39 mm