Original German NSDAP (Nazi) Party VERY RARE Matching Set Of Golden Party Badges Certified

Original German NSDAP (Nazi) Party VERY RARE Matching Set Of Golden Party Badges Certified. The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), Golden Party badge was instituted by Adolf Hitler on October 13TH 1933 to reward those NSDAP members who had served the party continuously from February 27TH 1925, and held a party membership number of 100,000, or below. The originally bestowal of the badges was on November 9TH 1933, and further regulations dictated that Hitler held the right to render the award to personnel who had provided exemplary service to the NSDAP or Greater Germany. These secondary awards were bestowed annually on January 30TH and differ slightly from the original badges. The difference in the original issue badges and the secondary issue was that the original issues had the members NSDAP party number engraved on the reverse while the secondary, January 30TH issued badges had Hitler’s initials and the exact date of the award engraved to the reverse. The badge was awarded in two sizes with a small, 1″, (25mm), diameter badge for wear on civilian clothing and a larger, 1 1/4″, (30.5mm), badge for wear on political or military uniforms. The introductory regulations stated that the recipient must have continuous, unbroken service with the party and on leaving the party the badge could no longer be worn. The regulations also stipulated that on the death of the recipient the family may keep the badge as a memento. Of Note: Due to the “continuous” service clause in the award criteria, anyone who’s service time had been interrupted were ineligible for award of the badge. As a result of this criteria it is estimated that only about 24,000 badges were awarded out of the possible 100,000. Rare Golden Party Badge matching membership number set. The Golden Party badge was arguably the 2nd highest party award given, and was created to honor those who joined the Party early on. The badge was only available to Party members with membership numbers below the first 100,000 and who rendered uninterrupted service since 1925. It was awarded in the smaller 24mm size, and the larger 30mm badge.  Finding a matching pair now days is extremely difficult as most sets have been broken up over the years.  Number  19199. The Golden Party Badge is one of the few awards Hitler wore on his uniform (see photo) In very good but used condition. Nice used example showing the expected   but mild storage age and wear (see photos) . Does had a period repair on the pin of the smaller one (see photos) and the enamel has a repair 100% Guaranteed to be authentic  Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Desirable maker, low number! Don’t Miss This Rare Opportunity!