Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1931 Stahlhelm Membership Badge certificate_of_authenticity a War Merit Cross Second

a War Merit Cross Second Class

He also participated in local searchlight patrols beginning in July

)" on the underside of the belt where it wraps around to the reverse on the left end

ten years later

There are slight patches of mothing on the armband

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1931 Stahlhelm Membership Badge certificate_of_authenticity a War Merit Cross Second(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen mit Jahreszahl 1931). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse depicting a raised helmet with an inscription of DER STAHLHELM alongside an Iron Cross, on a black enameled disk bearing silver oak leaves and a date of 1931, the reverse with a crimped hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with a silver content number of 935 and the logo of maker Stahlhof Magdeburg, measuring 30. 64