German Civil and Commemorative Badges

The wreath is oxidized silver with black enamel. It is patent marked GES. GESCH. in stamped letters on the back of the badge. It is maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN MÜNCHEN 9 on the back of the separately applied spring pin closure.  It is number 36315

It measures 30.5mm in diameter.

There is some slight wear to the black enamel at the high points, and general tarnish from age.

The wreath is gilded. This is the back of the badge.  It is maker marked JOS. FUESS MÜNCHEN on the pad of the separately applied spring pin closure.  It is number 44264

It measures 25mm in diameter.

There is some moderate wear to the white enamel at the arms of the swastika, and general tarnish from age. Here is a view of the back.

The wreath is oxidized silver with black enamel. It is maker marked R. WÄCHTLER & LANGE MITTWEIDA and content marked 800 in raised letters on the back of the separately applied swastika.

There is some slight wear to the black enamel at the high points, and general tarnish from age. Here is a view of the back.

This badge is oxidized silver with black enamel lettering. It is maker marked FR. KLETT KARLSRUHE in a stamped mark on the back.

There is some slight wear to the silver at the high points, and minor wear to the black enamel lettering. Here is a view of the back.

This is an extremely rare district badge.

The Saar map is oxidized silver on a gilt swastika with the date 1935 in raised letters. It has a DESCHLER MÜNCHEN 9 stamped maker marks on the back.

There is some slight wear to the gilt at the high points. Here is a view of the back.

Here is an image of the case.

This is an extremely rare district badge.

The Saar map is oxidized silver on a gilt swastika with the date 1935 in raised letters. It has a DESCHLER MÜNCHEN 9 stamped maker marks on the back.

There is some slight wear to the gilt at the high points. Here is a view of the back.

This is an fairly rare district badge.

The badge is very finely detailed. It has a DESCHLER MÜNCHEN 9 raised maker marks on the back. It measures 35mm in diameter.

The condition is outstanding, excellent throughout. Here is a view of the back.

This is an fairly rare district badge.

The badge is very finely detailed. It measures 53mm high. It has HOFFSTÄTTER BONN raised maker marks on the back.

The condition is very good to near excellent with some wear to the gilt apparent Here is a view of the back.

This is an fairly scarce variant of this district badge.

The badge is very finely detailed. It measures 40mm high. It has no maker marked, but is probably a HOFFSTÄTTER BONN made piece.

The condition is very good to near excellent with some wear to the gilt apparent. Here is a view of the back.

The badge has an L56 LDO stamped maker mark on the back of the pin. Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition throughout.

Here is an image of the case. There is some minor wear to the exterior, as shown.

The badge has no maker marks. It is die struck in very high relief with well-defined laurel and oak leaves with acorns wreath, eagle and letters. There is a rotor style safety catch. It measures 2-1/8 inches in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition throughout.

The badge has no maker marks. It is die struck in with powder blue and white enamel, and slightly vaulted. There is a safety catch round pin mount. It measures 1-3/4 inches in diameter. The motto IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (translated "In Service to the Future of Our People") surrounds the image of a mother and her child on a white cross.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

This two-piece badge has no maker marks, however it does have SILBER and 800 silver content marks on the wreath. It is die struck with a powder blue and white enamel, and slightly vaulted applied emblem. There is a simple hook catch round pin mount. It measures 1-3/4 inches in diameter. The motto IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (translated "In Service to the Future of Our People") surrounds the image of a mother and her child on a white cross.

This badge was used by a German midwife.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear and tarnish.

The badge has no maker marks. It is die struck steel and slightly vaulted. There is a spring catch round pin mount. It measures 1-3/4 inches by 1-3/8 inches.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

The badge has no maker marks. It is die struck heavy brass. There is a soldered spring catch pin mount. It measures 2 inches.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some minor signs of routine wear and deep tarnish.

The badge has no maker marks. It is die aluminum and slightly vaulted. There is a drilled hole in the center from when it was mounted to a vehicle. It measures 1-3/4 inches (45mm) in diameter.

Duderstadt is a 1000 year old mediaeval city near the Harz Mountains in Niedersachsen.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

The badge has ARO maker mark and STERLING silver content mark. There is a safety catch pin mount. It measures 70mm (3 inches) high by 42mm (1-7/8 inches) wide at the top of the V.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

This sharply detailed die-struck medal has an "M. & W. ST." maker mark. It is gilded with 98% of the original gilt remaining. It measures 50mm (2 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.  This is the maker mark.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with minor signs of routine wear.

This sharply detailed die-struck medal has no maker or content marks. It is silver plated, however only 50% of the original silver remains. It measures 40mm (1-5/8 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with minor signs of routine wear.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has no maker or content marks. It is brass. It measures 75mm (3 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine tarnish.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has no maker or content marks. It is copper. It measures 75mm (3 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine tarnish.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has no maker or content marks. It is a silver white alloy. It measures 34mm (1-3/8 inches) square. It is slightly vaulted.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine tarnish.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has no maker or content marks. It is a gilded brass alloy. It measures 34mm (1-3/8 inches) square. It is slightly vaulted.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine tarnish.

This is an extremely rare badge. It is 800 coin silver with a square maker marks resembling a nested LN in raised letters.  It also has stamped GES. GESCH. and 800 content marks.

Here is a view of the back.

It measures 48mm

The condition is near excellent, with some minor wear and darkness from tarnish throughout.

(This is the same badge shown on the War Badges page.  We only have the one badge.  It is shown here for consistency.)

This medal was presented only to German sporting event participants in the Olympic Games of 1936.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge was designed by O. Glöckner. It measures 50mm (2 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The medal is in near excellent condition, with only very minor signs of wear from handling.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has a Pforzheim maker mark. There is a round pin with tubular safety catch mount, similar to the ones seen on other civil badges. It measures 43mm (1-11/16 inches) high by 39mm (1-1/2 inches) wide.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

This sharply detailed die-struck badge has a E. SCHMIDMÜSSLER PFORZHEIM maker mark. There is a round pin with tubular safety catch mount, similar to the ones seen on other civil badges. It measures 43mm (1-11/16 inches) high by 39mm (1-1/2 inches) wide.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with some very minor signs of routine wear.

This is a nicely die struck slightly vaulted badge. It has no maker marks.

This is a scarce badge, and difficult to find in this condition.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is excellent throughout, with some minor tarnish to the silver, as shown.

This is a nicely marked badge. The back has EIGENTUM DER OBERSTEN SA-FÜHRUNG with FECHLER BERNSBACH/SA. raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is near excellent, with some wear to the high spots.

This is a nicely marked badge. The back has EIGENTUM DER OBERSTEN SA-FÜHRUNG with FECHLER BERNSBACH/SA. raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back with the pin down and one with the pin up.

The condition is near excellent, with some wear to the high spots.

This is a nicely marked badge. The back has EIGENTUM DER OBERSTEN SA-FÜHRUNG with FECHLER BERNSBACH/SA. raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back with the pin up. The pin has a very small impressed raised L/58 (Rudolf Souval, Wien) maker mark on the center of the pin.

The condition is very good to near excellent, with some wear to the high spots.

This is a fairly scarce badge. The DRA letters are in gilt on silver with * M. SCH. No 33918 * number raised and * L. CHR. LAUER NÜRNBERG * raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back with the pin down and one with the pin up.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This is a fairly scarce badge. The DRA letters are in gilt on gilt with D.R.G.M. and number 35269 raised and H. WERNSTEIN JENA-LOBSTEDT raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back with the pin down and one with the pin up.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This is a high vaulted badge with a square pin. There are no maker marks.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This is a high vaulted badge with a square pin. There are raised WERNSTEIN JENA and D.R.G.M. 35269 maker and patent marks.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This is a high vaulted badge with a square pin. There are raised maker marks, however they are very worn. It appears to be ERNST MULLER PFORZHEIM.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This is a high vaulted die-struck badge with a square pin. There are no maker marks.

Here is a view of the back with the pin down and one with the pin up.

The condition is good to near very good, with some moderate signs of tarnish and wear.

This is a high vaulted badge with a button attachment. There CHR. LAUER. - NURNBERG - BERLIN stamped maker marks.

Here is a view of the back. It measures 41mm in diameter.

The condition is near excellent throughout.

This is a high vaulted badge with a square pin. There STEINHAUER & LUCK raised maker marks.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is near excellent throughout.

This sharply detailed die-struck medal has no maker mark. It measures 38mm (1-1/2 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with some signs of wear to the face. Most of the gilt is worn off the front, and more than 80% of the gilt remains on the back.

This sharply detailed very slightly vaulted blue, white and yellow enameled badge has a separately applied NPEA eagle. It has RUD. SCHANES WIEN raised maker marks on the back at the bottom. It has an applied spring pin closure. It measures 40mm (1-5/8 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in very good to near excellent condition, with minor to moderate tarnish throughout.

This sharply detailed very slightly vaulted enameled badge has a separately applied eagle. It has some very worn raised maker marks on the back at the bottom. The pin and catch are broken. It measures 41mm (1-3/4 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with minor to moderate tarnish throughout.

This is a very sharply detailed one-piece gilded badge. It has a Graz-Eggenberg maker mark (a couple of letters are obscured by solder) "J. SCHW??TNER" and a simple hook spring pin closure. It measures 65mm (2-3/4 inches) by 2-1/4 (55mm).

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition throughout.

This sharply detailed enameled badge has a separately applied NSFK winged man device. It has GES. GESCH raised registered marks on the back. The spring pin and pad are present, with one side of the pad starting to detach.  It is otherwise intact. It measures 46mm (1-3/4 inches) by 61mm (2-3/8 inches).

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition, with minor to moderate tarnish throughout.

This sharply detailed very slightly vaulted enameled badge has C. POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN maker marks on the pad holding the simple spring pin. It measures 36mm (1-3/8 inches) in diameter.

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition throughout.

This is a very sharply detailed one-piece enameled badge. It has no maker marks and a simple hook hinged pin closure. It measures 31mm (1-1/8 inches) by 3/4 (19mm).

Here is a view of the back.

The badge is in near excellent condition throughout.

This is an extremely rare badge.

The wreath is silver with black enamel highlighting the cross.

There are many raised markings on the back, including the R. WÄCHTLER & LANGE MITTWEIDA maker marks, and the stamped number 749.

There is some slight wear to the silver at the high points. Here is a view of the back.

This is a very rare badge.

It measures 7/8 inches square.

The condition is near excellent. Here is a view of the back.

It measures 2-1/2 by 1-1/2 inches.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is near excellent, with some freckling and tarnish from age and the missing fastener, as noted.

It measures 2-3/4 by 1-3/4 inches.

Here is a view of the back.

The condition is near very good, with some freckling and tarnish from age and the missing fastener, as noted.

It measures 1-3/8 inches in diameter.

Here is a view of the back. It is maker marked in raised letters as: (unreadable because of solder) ???TWURF?????? PLACZIER BERLIN and AUSF. C. E. JUNCKER BERLIN

The condition is near very good, with some freckling and tarnish from age.

It measures 2-1/8 by 1-3/4 inches.

Here is a view of the back. It is maker marked on an applied pad on the back with JOH. WAGNER & SOHN BERLIN. W. It has 800 and crescent moon and crown silver content marks.

The condition is near very good, with some moderate tarnish from age.

It measures 1-1/4 inches square.  The face of the badge has the date 1874 and the In True Fest motto with DSKB kriegerbund society markings.

Here is a view of the back. It is maker marked on the back with DESCHLER MÜNCHEN. It has no content marks.

The condition is near very good, with some moderate tarnish from age.