Germany, Third Reich. A Rare 1939 Alte Garde Westfalenfahrt Badge Auction BANKS & BIDDLE PHILA" (Philadelphia)

BANKS & BIDDLE PHILA" (Philadelphia) on the reverse of the eagle suspension

numbered "69476" on the button hole attachment

demonstrating total loss of finish with the remnants of a postwar gilt replacement finish evident

hallmarked with a swan representing a French import mark on the pin

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare 1939 Alte Garde Westfalenfahrt Badge Auction BANKS & BIDDLE PHILA" (Philadelphia)(Altegarde Westfalenfahrt 1939 Abzeichen). An exceptionally rare Alte Garde (Old Guard) badge, constructed of a semi oval silver frame, the obverse bearing a raised inscription of 1939 WESTFALENFAHRT ALTE GARDE DER NSDAP, surrounding a central brown agate medallion, overlaid by a silver mobile swastika situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse featuring a rectangular plate with a hollow channel through which is inserted a horizontal