Auction 2
2020 Summer Auction - Militaria
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Aug 9, 2020
PO Box 13020 Des Moines, IA 50310, United States
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LOT 295:
HJ (Hitlerjugend) Proficiency Badge RZM M1/72
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Sold for: $100
Start price:
$
50
Estimated price :
$100 - $125
Buyer's Premium: 24%
sales tax: 7.8%
On the full lot's price and commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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HJ (Hitlerjugend) Proficiency Badge RZM M1/72
The Leistungsabzeichen der HJ, (Proficiency Badge of the HJ), was instituted as the first Hitler Youth award by Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach on May 1st 1934 as an incentive for HJ members to increase their proficiency in military oriented athletics, academics, field exercises, and shooting. The badge was established in three grades of Silver, Bronze and Iron, with the age of the recipient being the determining factor of which grade the individual was eligible for. Seventeen year old's were eligible for the Silver badge, sixteen year old's for the Bronze badge and fifteen year old's for the Iron badge. Each HJ member was issued a Leistungsbuch, (Qualification book), to record their achievements and verify their right to wear the badge when awarded. Originally the badges were worn on the left breast pocket of the HJ service uniform but later regulations altered wear to the right breast pocket. The iron, alloy award is in the form of a Tyr-rune with a circle superimposed to it, upon which is embossed, in runic script, "Für Leistungen In Der H.J." (For Proficiency In The H.J.), encompassing a mobile swastika. To the reverse is a raised RZM mark, "M1/72" indicating manufacture by Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart. The pin-back device is intact.
Condition: Excellent . As the pictures shown.
