Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Gau Baden Honour Badge, Silver Grade Large Version, By Fr. Klett Hold of a low-caliber bullet impact

of a low-caliber bullet impact

with a fireman’s helmet and crossed axes above the shield

1884 - April 17

1916 during the Battle of Somme

Hardshelled case maker marked SPINK & SON LTD

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Gau Baden Honour Badge, Silver Grade Large Version, By Fr. Klett Hold of a low-caliber bullet impact(Gau Ehrenzeichen Baden in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner bearing a depressed and blackened inscription of GAU BADEN, surrounding an NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounde catch, maker marked FR. KLETT, KARLSRUHE, measuring 35. 06 mm (w) x 45. 78 mm