Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Kyffhäuser League Combat Games Victor’s Sleeve Badge Hold Grand Cross badge

Grand Cross badge

Between 1951 and 1954

residue on the reverse from previous cleaning

with an additional row of twisted golden bullion

while “39” is the year of production - 1939)

Germany, Third Reich. A 1938 Kyffhäuser League Combat Games Victor’s Sleeve Badge Hold Grand Cross badge(Kyffhuserbund Wettkampfsieger rmelabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, affixed to a black wool backer, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a 1914 Iron Cross and flanked by mobile swastikas, with a central Kyffhuser Monument above an inscription of WETTKAMPFSIEGER (COMBAT GAMES WINNER) and a target overlaid by crossed rifles and a date of 1938, unmarked, measuring 58 mm (w) x 68 mm (h) (inclusive of