Description
This example is an original issue, larger version with the NSDAP members number on the reverse. The roughly, 30.5mm” diameter, die struck, brass alloy construction badge features three color enamel work and a bright fire gilded finish. The badge features a slightly recessed, fire gilded, embossed, outer oak-leaf wreath encompassing a fine white enameled inner border stripe which encircles a semi-translucent red, circular inner border with inset block Latin script, “National-Sozialistiche-D.A.P.”, encompassing a white enameled central field with a canted, black enameled swastika. The solid reverse of the badge is well marked with the impressed script, “Ges. Gesch.”, indicating, Gesetzlich Geschützt, (Protected by Law) and the recipients stamped NSDAP party member number, “60911”. The reverse hardware shows us the manufacture of this piece by Deschler & Sohn. No damage or repairs to this award.
The number of this award “60911” has been identified to the recipient Armin Kruger, born July 6th 1906 in Tilist, he would enter the NSDAP party May 1st, 1927. While working for VW (KDF wagen) as a student engineer, he would be awarded the NSDAP Member Golden Party Badge April 3rd, 1937. This is a rather sought after piece and the fact it is identified to the original party member is an added treat!
Note – The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), Golden Party badge was instituted by Adolf Hitler on October 13TH 1933 to reward those NSDAP members who had served the party continuously from February 27TH 1925, and held a party membership number of 100,000, or below. The originally bestowal of the badges was on November 9TH 1933, and further regulations dictated that Hitler held the right to render the award to personnel who had provided exemplary service to the NSDAP
