Germany, HJ. A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Owner-Attributed Example, by Gustav Brehmer Auction with light marks on the

with light marks on the exterior from storage but otherwise extremely fine condition

measuring 18 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

some separation evident in the wire on the eagle's right wing and exposing the underlying support structure

the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch

Accompanied by two Bronze Star award documents

Germany, HJ. A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Owner-Attributed Example, by Gustav Brehmer Auction with light marks on the(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1938). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel wreath surrounding a white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel defaced by an enameled HJ insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER (DISTRICT VICTOR) and flanked by a date of 1938, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker