Germany, Third Reich. A 1934 Cologne German Colonial Exhibition Commemorative Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 251 mm (w) x

measuring 251 mm (w) x 203 mm (h)

Brown wool upper with gilt eagle insignia and four silvered pips

awarded under Army Order 172/1918 most likely long after the recipient had retired from service

demonstrating minor material fatigue consistent with wartime usage

He later became Ordinance Supply Officer at the Nore

Germany, Third Reich. A 1934 Cologne German Colonial Exhibition Commemorative Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 251 mm (w) x(Deutsche Kolonial Ausstellung Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of brass, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 30 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Organized by the Reichskolonialbund, the July September 1934 German Colonial Exhibition in Cologne fueled historical revisionism of the former Germany Empire's colonial ventures, and demanded the return of former colonies to German control.