Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Gau Westphalia Shooting Competition Badge, By Wilhelm Koch Archive 5 mm x 30 mm)

5 mm x 30 mm)

with a central medallion bearing a Hohenzollern eagle circumscribed by an inscription of “VOM FELS ZUM MEER” (“FROM THE CLIFFS TO THE SEA”)

It was replaced by the Third Hellenic Republic in 1975 by the Order of Honour

with a black machine embroidered spade-headed shovel with two sheaths of wheat protruding from the left and right side

scattered chips and wear in the black paint on the base

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Gau Westphalia Shooting Competition Badge, By Wilhelm Koch Archive 5 mm x 30 mm)(Gau Westfalen Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, vertical pinback, the reverse maker marked WILH. KOCH, HERFORD, measuring 37 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.