Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Auction Archive A 1936-1937 Reichsnährstand Kreisbauerntag badge

A 1936-1937 Reichsnährstand Kreisbauerntag badge

HESS" on the reverse

the obverse consisting of three overlaid oak leaves

Soldiers serving on exercises in Canada late in the war were given these patches to wear

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Auction Archive A 1936-1937 Reichsnährstand Kreisbauerntag badge(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a vaulted Silesian style German national eagle with feathering executed in careful detail, clutching a banner in its talons bearing a raised inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA), overlaid across its chest by a raised Brustmond, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse features in place, with a crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback