Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Newly Listed “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

“Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

with plastic disk support plate)

superimposed partially over the oak leaf border

all three padded on the underside with a gauze pad

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A Rare 1919 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Newly Listed “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2(Diensteintritts und Traditionsabzeichen Stahlhelmbund 1919). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, overlaid by a raised and silvered Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a pair of silvered oak leaves and date of 1919, the revere with a crimped hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a rounded catch, bearing an etched unit dedication