Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Event Badges Auction Archive maker marked "AULD" and marked

maker marked "AULD" and marked "STER" (sterling) on the reverse

and a photo postcard showing three soldiers

they were a little different from their First World War predecessors

August 1916-October 1917

with a white cotton roundel featuring a black swastika with crisp sewn-down 90 degree folds

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Event Badges Auction Archive maker marked "AULD" and marked(Erinnerungsabzeichen). A pair of event badges, including a 1933 Gau Halle Merseburg rally badge, constructed of bronze, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 34 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition, and; a 1934 Halle fallen veterans dedication badge, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 64 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.