Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1920 Commemorative Service Badge, Large Version, by Der Stahlhof Archive 40 mm (w) x 62

40 mm (w) x 62

Minotaur - Dated 1882 reverse

Embroidered onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of an aluminum Bahnschutzpolizei-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

some loss of finish evidence

measuring 63 mm x 52 mm

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1920 Commemorative Service Badge, Large Version, by Der Stahlhof Archive 40 mm (w) x 62(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1920, groe Ausfhrung). 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 1920 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