Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster certificate_of_authenticity slightly torn on right side

slightly torn on right side

riveted to the wreath is a gilded brass plummeting eagle with a swastika in its claws

with a miniature of same in silver

slight discolouration evident on the stripes on the red wool versions

clutching a wreathed swastika in celleon thread

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster certificate_of_authenticity slightly torn on right side(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 34 for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 62 mm (w) x 51. 21 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, most of the silver finish has been