Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland National Socialist People’s Welfare Leader’s Badge Auction chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the insignia and in the red enamels in the crown on the base

dated April 1951

a General Honour Award

a scarce privately-purchased example of exceptional quality in extremely fine condition

mounted to a silvered bronze four-pointed star base

Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland National Socialist People’s Welfare Leader’s Badge Auction chipping evident in the white(Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt Fhrerabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered bronze with red and black enamels, the obverse illustrating the Sudeten Party insignia overlaying a National Socialist Peoples Welfare insignia, flanked by 19 at the left and 38 at the right (1938), the reverse plain with a horizontal pinback, measuring 38. 4 mm (w) x 31. 1 mm (l), weighing 14. 21 grams, patina from age and with the enamels well preserved, in