Germany, Hj. A 1938 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Silver Grade, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude Buckle in die-stamped gilt nickel

Buckle in die-stamped gilt nickel affixed to the right end

one of the creators of the infamous “Entartete Kunst” (Degenerate Art) exhibition

in which he was fined $56

Along the opening of this tunic are eight vertically oriented silver aluminum bullion buttons

They were valid from January until June 1944

Germany, Hj. A 1938 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Silver Grade, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude Buckle in die-stamped gilt nickel(Ehrenzeichen Gausieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1938). Constructed of silvered tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a white enameled disc set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel topped by an enameled HJ insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of GAUSIEGER 1938, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked G.