Germany, HJ. A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, by Gustav Brehmer Archive the enamels worn

the enamels worn

arriving in Durban

The bottom of the lid bears a circular inlay of various gemstones including turquoise

a unique example in very fine condition

Germany, HJ. A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, by Gustav Brehmer Archive the enamels worn(Ehrenzeichen Gausieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a white enameled disc overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel defaced by an enameled HJ insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER and flanked by a date of 1938, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire