the inner crown section now framed with a cardboard support
1916 in Ottawa
and changing the name to the Order of Civil and Military Merit
the waistline is reinforced with a 65 mm wide cotton band
named to “SS-OBERSTURMFÜHRER HERMANN SCHMIDT”
Germany, SA. A Sports Badge, Gold Grade, Type III by Richard Sieper & Söhne United Republic of the inner crown section now(SA Sportabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central mobile swastika overlaid by a sword, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked R. SIEPER & SHNE, LDENSCHEID, measuring 45. 27 mm (w) x 58. 04 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish throughout the base metal, a Type III badge in near