Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity marked R on bottom arm

marked R on bottom arm for A

It was awarded to members of the armed forces with a minimum of one year's service in contact with an enemy who received the Medal of the Wounded

with red piping along the edges

just west of Sarnia and was there for several years in that capacity

the reverse of each with an integrated strap retaining pebbled magnetic metal buttons

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity marked R on bottom arm(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune bearing a central mobile swastika, set within a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an issue number of 100465 and marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) code and M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 29. 89 mm (w) x 51. 28 mm