Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Hold Ehrenbund Cross of Merit (silvered

Ehrenbund Cross of Merit (silvered bronze

This version of the cross was period manufactured as a museum example

I" on the edge

was only the beginning

CEF ID Tag - Engraved (MAJOR F

Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Hold Ehrenbund Cross of Merit (silveredConstructed of gilt bronze and black enamels; the obverse with a center mobile swastika, circumscribed Fr Leistungen in der HJ (German For Proficiency in the HJ), with a black enameled ring, an upward pointing arrow superimposed on the badge, with a laurel wreath border; the reverse with a vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; marked B, and maker marked RZM M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen on the reverse; measuring 39. 71 mm