Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “Das Grosse

the reverse inscribed “Das Grosse Deutsche Reich ist Erstanded” (The Great German Reich has Emerged)

In a newspaper article from 1932 entitled "Donald J

mounted by Wilhelm Welhausen of Hanover

By the time it was convened

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “Das Grosse(HJ Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked AD. SCHWERDT, STUTTGART, with issue number 17150, measuring 29. 81 mm (w) x 51. 69 mm (h), weighing 7. 6 grams, in very fine condition.