Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Cloth Insignia Province of China the reverse with a studio

the reverse with a studio mark of “LUDWIG BURKHARDT”

It is believed only for a short time in 1941 few medals were struck in solid Gold

with a horizontally-pierced ball and swivel ring for suspension from its narrow period original replacement ribbon

In 1943 however

In spite of a discouraging first attempt which failed on August 14

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Cloth Insignia Province of China the reverse with a studio(Insignien Stoffausfhrung). A mixed lot of cloth insignia, including: 1. A National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) sleeve insignia, constructed of olive drab wool, the obverse bearing a layer of olive drab rayon threading, in turn bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire NSKK eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a makers code of A4 134 for Ewald Vorsteher, Wuppertal