Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker Auction Archive Scattered gilt and silvering wear

Scattered gilt and silvering wear on the respective badges

still bright and shiny

2 cm long with the scabbard on

interwoven silvery braid with grey cloth fabric stitched on reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker Auction Archive Scattered gilt and silvering wear(Vaterlndischer Hilfsdienst Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of hollowed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by three Imperial German tri colours, with a central inscription of VATERLNDISCHER HILFSDIENST (PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, stamped with an identification number of 07656, an inscription of SER. 5, and a makers mark of C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN,