Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Hold Eritrea was joined in federation

Eritrea was joined in federation with Ethiopia after the Second World War but in 1960

The reverse ricasso bears a maker’s mark of “SMF SOLINGEN” and the firm’s classic seated logo

measures 104 mm (w) x 145 mm (h)

5 cm (l) x 13 cm (h) as unstitched

second being - a second awarded badge)

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Hold Eritrea was joined in federation(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. An HJ Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune bearing a central mobile swastika, 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, stamped with an award number of 247313, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer,