Youth Leaders badge..real or fake?

**cjmpaintings** · 02-23-2016, 08:38 AM

I’m slowly going through my collection and weeding out all replicas and fakes (with the help of those here). I have, what I believe is a HJ Youth Leaders gold membership badge. Can anyone confirm its authenticity? If so,what steps should I take to clean it up?

Casey -

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-23-2016 08:38 AM

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**Saladin** · 02-23-2016, 10:51 AM

Hello Casey,
It looks like an old BM marked fake badge.
From what I remember there never was a RZM M1/122 maker of this badge.
They were I believe only ever made in solid gold marked with the 585 gold content stamp as there are only around 60 or so known recipients.
I haven't got one to compare it with...sadly

As for cleaning it up ...if it was mine I wouldn't bother as someone has gone to some trouble to make it look old.

All the best
Doug

**cjmpaintings** · 02-23-2016, 02:10 PM

That is not the news I wanted but its better to know than not, thanks for the info.

Casey ~

**Saladin** · 02-23-2016, 05:02 PM

Hello Casey,
It is a really awful production of what is a lovely badge.
I knew I had seen your badge somewhere. Below is an image from Ioffer. The badge was for sale at a 'bargain price' of just $2000.

Note the very same lifting base plate on the pin and that incorrectly placed diamond.

Is it the same background I ask myself?

I actually remember these badges being sold by a US dealer for around $35.

All the best
Doug