A Third Reich Period German Midwife’s Association Membership Badge Hold Footnote: The SS-Julleuchter was considered

Footnote:  The SS-Julleuchter was considered both an award and trophy of the German Schutzstaffel that was presented to members of the SS from approximately 1936 until 1944 as a service decoration

obverse centre presenting an upright gilt hand above a gilt crescent moon on a white enamel background

only worn for a short period of 6 months in the early stages of the war

gilded metal (magnetic) badge depicting a laurel leaf wreath and a steering wheel

A Third Reich Period German Midwife’s Association Membership Badge Hold Footnote: The SS-Julleuchter was consideredA membership badge of the Deutsche Reichs Hebamme; the obverse inscribed Im Dienste der Zukunft Unseres Volkes In the Service of the Future of the German Peoples; in silver and gilt bronze and white and baby blue enamels; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 42. 69 mm in diameter; weighing 19. 2 grams; near very fine condition.