Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Karl Wurster Republic of SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3450 CORPL:

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3450 CORPL: F

the obverse of each bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika

Footnote: The "Unofficial French State" (Etat Française) Vichy War Cross (Croix de Guerre) has the double-bladed Vichy "francicsa" (axe) above the inscription "ETAT FRANCAIS" on the obverse centrepiece

Footnote: The Patriotic Medal for Alsace was produced early in the First World War

Rudolf Petersen (1905–1983)

Germany, HJ. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, by Karl Wurster Republic of SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3450 CORPL:(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Tiwaz rune, overlaid by a central mobile swastika surrounded by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J., the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an award number of 226187, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 34 for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen, measuring 30 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in extremely