Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Archive on a 59 mm-long needle

on a 59 mm-long needle pin

on a Luftwaffe-gray wool backer

consisting of 1) A NSKOV (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung/National Socialist War Victim’s Care) membership badge

affixed to a parade mount with a zink core and black wool reverse liner with horizontal pinback

On the cover is the print of an Iron Cross 1914

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Archive on a 59 mm-long needle(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, measuring 47. 17 mm (w) x 46. 75 mm (h), weighing 18.