Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of Footnote: The Second Madagascar Campaign

Footnote: The Second Madagascar Campaign Commemorative Medal was instituted on January 15

87 mm x 130 mm

LORIOLI FRATELLI

The shell is topped by a retractable lid

the tab with a pebbled upper along with nine rows of two holes each for length adjustment

Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of Footnote: The Second Madagascar Campaign(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of an aluminum alloy, the obverse consisting of a Tiwaz rune, overlaid by a central mobile swastika, in turn surrounded by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 35 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, also stamped with a B indicating a replacement piece,