Germany, SA. A Defence Badge for War Disabled, by Werner Redo certificate_of_authenticity makers mark on elongated loop

makers mark on elongated loop for Arthus Bertrand & Co

(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Silber Dem Verdienste 1914)

centering German Red Cross Eagle within wreath

It demonstrates small contact marks but remains in extremely fine condition

the obverse circumscribed by an inscription of “VIRTUTE ET FIDELITATE” (“VIRTUE AND FIDELITY”)

Germany, SA. A Defence Badge for War Disabled, by Werner Redo certificate_of_authenticity makers mark on elongated loop(SA Wehrabzeichen fr Kriegsversehrte). Instituted 8 October 1943 by Wilhelm Schepmann. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a Wolfsangel rune, surrounding a mobile swastika overlaid by a sword, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 100 for Werner