Germany, Hj. 1939 A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, By Ferdinand Wagner Auction with a 595 mm long

with a 595 mm long concealed zipper compartment stitched in place on the reverse

measuring 42 mm (w) x 23 mm (h))

a ribbon bar presenting four ribbons including a 1914 Iron Cross ribbon

certificates issued 40

Germany, Hj. 1939 A National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Bronze Grade, By Ferdinand Wagner Auction with a 595 mm long(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing an enameled HJ insignia, the eagle circumscribed by an inscription of KREISSIEGER 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker