Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Schlageter Memorial Association 10-Year Honour Badge, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive although the Royal Order of

although the Royal Order of the Cross and Crown was established by King Kamehameha III in 1848 but not awarded until much later

white cross enameled within green circle

engraved ÜLDLAULUPIDU X 1 KROON

with a crimped barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

scuffing at the edges

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Schlageter Memorial Association 10-Year Honour Badge, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive although the Royal Order of(10 Jahres Ehrenzeichen des Schlageter Gedchtnis Bund). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a ring bearing an inscription of ALBERT LEO SCHLAGETER and dates 1923 26. MAI 1933, overlaid by a Maltese Cross with ribbed arms, bearing a central swastika circumscribed by an inscription of SCHLAGETER GEDCHTNIS BUND E. V., the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a