below the wreath
Footnote: In the 15th and 16th centuries Standschützen were rifle guilds involved in voluntary military operations at the Austrian borders
including a 1937 Bad Hersfeld Lullusfest badge
Footnote: SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann Schröder was awardedIron Trefoil for "exceptional brave conduct and successful leadership of his units during 1943
insignia in sterling silver gilt with white enamels
Germany, Imperial. A Germanic Folk Art Brooch in Silver, by Carl Dillenius Auction below the wreath(Brosche in Silber). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised Othala (Odal rune) situated within a knotted border, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, affixed with a plated bearing an inscription of HANDARBEIT (HAND MADE), along with the makers mark of Carl Dillenius, Pforzheim, a silver content number of 800, and a crown and crescent indicating German manufacture, measuring 39. 62 mm in diameter,