both gorget and the chain made entirely of die stamped steel (magnetic)
Deutschlands Ritter- und Verdienst-Orden der Gegenwart (Germany’s Knight and Order of Merit of the Present)
Suspended from the strap is a stylized acorn constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire
centre obverse shows a white column with a jumping
intact clip
Germany, HJ. A Golden Honour Badge, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Republic of both gorget and the chain(Goldenes HJ Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an HJ membership badge situated within a gilded border, the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an issue number of 14776, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 15 for Ferdindand Hoffsttter, Bonn, measuring 16. 80 mm (w) x 29. 15 mm (h), weighing 3. 1 grams, demonstrating some blackening and scratching to the