Attractive, DRK (ie. 'Deutsches Rotes Kreuz' or German Red Cross) nurses'-insignia-grouping comprising of a neat helpers-badge entitled: 'Schwesternhelferin' and accompanying ID-disc (ie. 'Erkennungsmarke')

This is an attractive, DRK (ie. 'Deutsches Rotes Kreuz' or German Red Cross) nurses'-insignia-grouping comprising of a neat helpers-badge entitled: 'Schwesternhelferin' and accompanying ID-disc (ie. 'Erkennungsmarke') and that comes as recently found at a German private-household. Both items are nicely preserved and were always together. The neat - and totallly untouched! - 'Schwesternhelferin'-badge is made out of silver-coloured- (and truly nicely enamelled!) 'Buntmetall' and has an immaculate enamelled surface (no damage whatsoever can be noticed: just some obvious wear-marks are present and/or visible: moreover, is a tiny bit dirty ie. stained). The badge is a non-maker-marked example (as more often) that nevertheless shows a clear: 'Ges.Gesch.'-patent-pending-designation on its back and also shows two period-engraved initials that read: 'R.B.' (as can be seen on the photos). The badge is only moderately used and/or worn: it was never cleaned nor polished and comes of course mounted onto its functional- (and unaltered) pin- ie. pin/catch (-set-up). A similar example is also figured in the Heering-Hüsken lapel-pin-catalogue, wherein it is given the unique reference-number: '5613XB' and an estimated value of 90 Eu. Next to the badge the grouping comprises of an attractive disc (ie.: 'Erkennungsmarke') - which most certainly belonged to a nurse who served within the territory of the: 'Wehrkreis XIII' - and that is constructed of (shiny) greyish-silver-coloured- and/or: aluminium-based metal. The red-coloured paint (as is visible within both red-crosses) is totally undamaged and/or nicely preserved (as can be noticed on the pictures). These decorative ID-discs - having the additional text 'volunteer' (or: 'Freiwillige') engraved ie. stamped were worn by the German volunteers but saw also usage by the female (and male) Germanic volunteers (originating from for example Holland, Norway, Belgium etc.) This example was clearly worn ie. used and comes mounted on its (nicely preserved!) period-cord as worn and/or stored for decades: it is somewhat dirty but was I deem never cleaned nor polished (as can be seen on the pictures). This example is void of a stamped bloodgroup-type that is more often encountered. As stated does this small grouping originate from a private-household in Germany and was never before part of a collection. It should be noted that these attractive, DRK-related sets can easily be graded 'fairly scarce' and are not that often offered for sale!

Code: 59831