A German National Veteran’s Association 25 Year Membership Badge By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity and Republic: War Merit Cross

and Republic: War Merit Cross (blackened bronze

Hierl became the head of a right-wing paramilitary Freikorps unit

Mosse of Rose Cottage

the obverse with a beautifully detailed double headed Austrian eagle with a centered four-armed cross in red enamels with gold outlines

and with totenkopf (in steel

A German National Veteran’s Association 25 Year Membership Badge By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity and Republic: War Merit CrossA textbook German National Veterans Association 25 Year membership badge Kyffhussler Abzeichen; two piece construction; silvered, with gilt bronze and red, white, and black enamels; vertical pinback; marked Ges. Gesch. and maker marked 1 (Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen) on reverse; measuring 31 mm x 23 mm; better than extremely fine condition.