Germany, NSDAP. A 1938 Gautag Leipzig Commemorative Badge, by Karl Wurster Hold but the hinge and catch

but the hinge and catch still present

measuring 420 mm across the shoulders x 720 mm in length

circa 1938-40

The American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst's media empire paid half the cost

circumscribed by an inscription of “"GOTT BRACH DES FEINDES MACHT UND HESSEN WARD BEFREIT" (“GOD BROUGHT HIS MIGHTIEST POWER AND HESSE WAS FREED”)

Germany, NSDAP. A 1938 Gautag Leipzig Commemorative Badge, by Karl Wurster Hold but the hinge and catch(NSDAP Gautag Leipzig Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of zink, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked K. WURSTER, MARKNEUKIRCHEN, measuring 40 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish throughout, in near extremely fine condition.