Germany, Third Reich. A Hamburg Vikings Rowing Club Membership Badge GTRexclude Haile Selassie (1892-1975) claimed direct

Haile Selassie (1892-1975) claimed direct descent from The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon

An elongated pin constructed of bronze and multi-colored enamels

Paris (his company operated at this address from 1901-1918)

white metal insignia on a bronze gilt base

Germany, Third Reich. A Hamburg Vikings Rowing Club Membership Badge GTRexclude Haile Selassie (1892-1975) claimed direct(Hamburg Wikinger Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse bearing a central orange disc overlaid by a blue mobile swastika, within a circular blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of DIE WIKINGER HAMBURG for the eponymous Hamburg rowing club, the reverse with a boutonniere style attachment, unmarked, measuring 28 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.