Belgium, Kingdom. A 1944 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond Youth Movement Spring Festival Commemorative Badge GTRexclude 92 mm (w) x 19

92 mm (w) x 19

and sits above a banner bearing an inscription of “IN TREUE FEST” (“STEADFAST AND TRUE”)

and with small holes evident along the rear seam

surrounded by the motto “Lud(ovicus) M(agnus) In(stituit) 1693” (Louis the Great Instituted in 1693)

Belgium, Kingdom. A 1944 Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond Youth Movement Spring Festival Commemorative Badge GTRexclude 92 mm (w) x 19Constructed of a gilded bronze alloy, the obverse bearing a raised hand in salute, bisecting floral imagery, circumscribed by inscriptions of LENTEFEEST DER DMS (SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE DMS DIETSE MEISJESSCHAREN) and ANTWERPEN 29 MEI 1944, the reverse with a needle attachment, unmarked, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstrating minor loss of gilt finish, in near extremely fine condition.