Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1923 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold in gilt bronze with red

in gilt bronze with red and white enamels

the reverse bears a black backer nailed into place with twenty finishing nails with two triangle nail hoops for hanging

A Mecklenburg Prinzen Sized Military Merit Cross

INV" on the reverse

flanked by name and title in Russian Cyrillic

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1923 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Hold in gilt bronze with red(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1923). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1923 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit