Germany, HJ. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade GTRexclude the twelve o’clock arm with

the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop connecting to a dual suspension ring with a period original full length of neck ribbon

mounted to a silvered bronze eight-pointed star base via two rivets

two are Austrian

The leather chin strap shows extensive wear from active use and remains intact

measuring 140 mm (w) x 227 mm (h) x 42 (d)

Germany, HJ. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade GTRexclude the twelve o’clock arm with(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of patinated bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consists of a circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a white enameled disc, bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a cogwheel defaced by an enameled HJ insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER 1939 (DISTRICT CHAMPION 1939). It was marked, but the marking has been erased. The award, however,