France, Republic. An Academy Of Industrial And Artistic Commercial Progress, Work Merit Award Auction Archive A rare wartime/ prewar Association

A rare wartime/ prewar Association of Bavarian Flyers Membership Badge in silver (marked “800” on the reverse for silver content)

on the obverse is a design depicting two figures joining hands with an eagle emblem behind

Lüdenscheid) and maker marked "ASSMANN & SÖHNE LÜDENSCHEID" on the reverse

-Feldivision (Luftwaffe Ground Division)

numbered on the reverse of suspension link

France, Republic. An Academy Of Industrial And Artistic Commercial Progress, Work Merit Award Auction Archive A rare wartime/ prewar AssociationIn bronze gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, surmounted by a silver crown, centrepiece inscribed "MRITE DU TRAVAIL", surrounded by the inscription "ACADMIE DU PROGRS COMMERCIAL Ir & A", mounted to a six sided star with ball finials at the tips, resting upon a wreath of laurel leaves, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 55 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, scattered chipping evident in the white enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock, in the blue