Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, By Ferdinand Wagner Auction November 3

November 3

Solingen - Measuring 370 mm in length with the scabbard on

the sides bearing intricate hand-etched designs consisting of a central Hungarian coat of arms set within a laurel and oak leaf wreath

Although seriously wounded again on 3 February

Services to the State of Upper Austria Honour Medal - Bronze gilt

Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, By Ferdinand Wagner Auction November 3(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn overlaid by an enameled HJ insignia, the eagle circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch,