Article about: The SS Proficiency Badge The Germanic Proficiency Badge (Germanische Leistungsrune) This badge was founded on 15 August, 1943, by Reichsfiihrer-SS Himmler. It was instituted in two classes;
The Germanic Proficiency Badge (Germanische Leistungsrune)
This badge was founded on 15 August, 1943, by Reichsfiihrer-SS Himmler. It was instituted in two classes; bronze and silver, and consisted of two victory runes superimposed on a convex mobile swastika (46mm in diameter). The badge is of copper-plated zinc with an olive-bronze or silver wash.The runes are die-struck tombac with black enamelling and silver-plated edges. This one is 100% original.
I copied this from the website Germanmilitariablog.com. Please go there to read the rest, great information on the qualifications to win this order; not too easy.
I am not 100% convinced this is original just looking at the pins.
Cheers, Ade.
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1) lugs/pins holding the runes in place are the wrong shape.
2) Incorrect shape of the pin.
3) the base material is not the usual zinc which these badges are made from.
4 Incorrect shape of the sunwheel swastika: where the arm of the swastika meets the next arm is far too thick
In my opinion it is bad for all these reasons.
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