Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1929 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold pinned with gilded bronze rank

pinned with gilded bronze rank pips and numerals “13”

The obverse shows a woman (representing Columbia)

The blurred style of his early medals and plaques imitates the painter Eugene Carrière

the badge is surmounted by a large green enamel wreath

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Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1929 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold pinned with gilded bronze rank(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1929). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1929 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit