Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive unmarked but likely of Deschler

unmarked but likely of Deschler manufacture

an obituary in the form of a newspaper cut-out (44x80mm

all on a trophy of arms in relief and encircled by a gilt-edged white enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters ‘ORDRE MILITAIRE DE L’ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE 1778’

Marked - Silver with black paint

Kelley and Hattie Stainsby Kelley of Toronto

Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive unmarked but likely of Deschler(Goldenes HJ Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse bearing an enameled HJ insignia situated within a gilded border, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a locking catch, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 120 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, with an additional mark of B indicating a replacement piece, measuring 17. 02 mm (w) x 28. 49 mm (h), weighing 3. 6