Description
number impressed "16626" on the reverse
(June 1917)
it houses four separate compartments
mounted on a padded and vaulted black wool core
2 mm (w) x 33 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring suspension
Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge Auction number impressed "16626" on the(Vaterlndischer Hilfsdienst Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of hollowed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by three Imperial German tri colours, with a central inscription of VATERLNDISCHER HILFSDIENST (PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, stamped with an identification number of 03911 and a makers marked of KARL STIEHLE, KEMPTEN, measuring 56 mm in diameter, in