Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive reverse with silver gilt centre

reverse with silver gilt centre with institution date in black enameling

2) A Medium RLB stickpin

1918 and put on outpatient status

in various textures

Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive reverse with silver gilt centre(Gau Essen Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a sword bearing a mobile swastika on its hilt, overlaying crossed hammers bearing dates 1925 1935, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 31 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.