Germany, Hj. A Mine Rescue Merit Badge In Silver, By The Prussian Mint Auction Archive A 1938 NSDAP Kreistag Rheingau

A 1938 NSDAP Kreistag Rheingau badge

slightly pitted and shows wear

awarded to Chief Mechanic (Observer) T

A textbook example of an early manufacture “Aufklärer” reconnaissance squadron clasp

Germany, Hj. A Mine Rescue Merit Badge In Silver, By The Prussian Mint Auction Archive A 1938 NSDAP Kreistag Rheingau(Grubenrettungswesen Abzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, overlaid by a crossed hammer and chisel, overlaid by a crossed hammer and pickaxe, above a HJ style German national eagle, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS GRUBEN RETTUNGS WESEN (FOR MERIT IN MINE RESCUE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked PREUSS. STAATS MNZE for the Prussian State