Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1929 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold indeed was a Private with

indeed was a Private with the Royal Fusiliers after his stint with the A

pinned with gilded bronze rank pips and numerals “13”

the band finished with a large leather tab

The obverse shows a woman (representing Columbia)

The blurred style of his early medals and plaques imitates the painter Eugene Carrière

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1929 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold indeed was a Private with(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1929). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1929 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit