Germany, Third Reich. A Rare 1939 Alte Garde Westfalenfahrt Badge Auction silvered zink

silvered zink

demonstrating total loss of finish with the remnants of a postwar gilt replacement finish evident

BANKS & BIDDLE PHILA" (Philadelphia) on the reverse of the eagle suspension

silver and gilt bronze with black enamels

numbered "69476" on the button hole attachment

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare 1939 Alte Garde Westfalenfahrt Badge Auction silvered zink(Altegarde Westfalenfahrt 1939 Abzeichen). An exceptionally rare Alte Garde (Old Guard) badge, constructed of a semi oval silver frame, the obverse bearing a raised inscription of 1939 WESTFALENFAHRT ALTE GARDE DER NSDAP, surrounding a central brown agate medallion, overlaid by a silver mobile swastika situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse featuring a rectangular plate with a hollow channel through which is inserted a horizontal