Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1923 Membership Badge, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac originally published by William Morrow

originally published by William Morrow & Company of New York in 1943

Footnote: The Knight’s Cross Number 309 is historically significant because it has passed down through three recipients

100 mm x 177 mm

and a miniature Prague medal ribbon bar

issued on 1 Jult 1940

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1923 Membership Badge, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac originally published by William Morrow(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1923). Constructed of silvered bronze with black enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, bearing a silvered date of 1923 topped by oak leaves and a raised Stahlhelm insignia, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an engraved membership code and date of IV. Mi. 2923 and Okt. 23, maker marked with the logo of Der Stahlhof Magdeburg,