Germany, Federal Republic. A Danzig Gau Honour Badge, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 Auction eight are maker marked "Drago"

eight are maker marked "Drago"

the removal of the visor’s card stock core

5 mm (h) Iron Cross in cloth with its details screen-printed in black and silver-coloured inks

Fullisze in cupro-nickel

but shows no consequent cracking

Germany, Federal Republic. A Danzig Gau Honour Badge, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 Auction eight are maker marked "Drago"(Traditions Gauabzeichen Danzig Westpreuen). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at cardinal points by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled field bearing a raised mobile swastika defaced by a Danzig coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of ALTER KMPFER (OLD FIGHTER), the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Souval,