Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude By the time it was

By the time it was convened

but only known maker was "Braca Knaus

the reverse inscribed “Das Grosse Deutsche Reich ist Erstanded” (The Great German Reich has Emerged)

mounted by Wilhelm Welhausen of Hanover

In a newspaper article from 1932 entitled "Donald J

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude By the time it was(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.