Germany, Nsv. A National Socialist People’s Welfare (Ns-Volkswohlfahrt) Gau Essen Membership Plaque United Republic of while the lower pockets on

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper

It is unconfirmed whether this was suicide

2nd Class (October 12

It is flanked on each side by flattened bronze discs which secure in place a black leather chinstrap

Germany, Nsv. A National Socialist People’s Welfare (Ns-Volkswohlfahrt) Gau Essen Membership Plaque United Republic of while the lower pockets on(NS Volkswohlfahrt Mitgliedsplakette). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised NSV insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of MITGLIED DER N. S. VOLKSWOHLFAHRT, GAU ESSEN (MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST PEOPLES WELFARE, GAU ESSEN), with three holes for attachment, unmarked, measuring 76 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.