Germany, Third Reich. An Association Of German Midwives Membership Badge Newly Listed Base and wreath in silver

Base and wreath in silver with white and green enamels

1960-70 period

founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719)

the obverse with a central laurel wreath with a side profile of a submarine superimposed on the badge above two crossed swords

The top of the bicorne is adorned from end-to-end with thin black and brown feathers

Germany, Third Reich. An Association Of German Midwives Membership Badge Newly Listed Base and wreath in silver(Allgemeiner Deutscher Hebammen Verband Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a central wite enemaled Genea Cross featuring a gilt inset medallion bearing a female figure clutching an infant, flanked by gilt initials RH (REICHS HEBAMMEN), and above a mobile swastika, set within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (IN SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE), the