Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive adjustment knobs on the side

adjustment knobs on the side

including his Ashanti campaign (1873–1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884-85

64 mm (w) x 37

Mauretania on October 25

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive adjustment knobs on the side(HJ Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked AD. SCHWERDT, STUTTGART, with issue number 17150, measuring 29. 81 mm (w) x 51. 69 mm (h), weighing 7. 6 grams, in very fine condition.