Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer United Republic of with contact marks and surface

with contact marks and surface wear

15 mm rip on the backside

the reverse with a central raised date of “1938”

Cased: Bronze gilt with red and white enamels

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer United Republic of with contact marks and surface(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 92 mm (w) x 51. 88 mm (h), weighing 14. 5 grams, with only traces amounts of gilt finish