badge with oak leafs help please

[dragnet]

Hi, ive had this badge for a number of years and its surface again from the bottom of a box, stenograph badge i belive but with this leaf surround, anybody got any ideas please on this one, cheers pete.
Pity about the enamle damage but the middle does it proud of the wreath.

[dragnet]

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[Wim Vangossum]

Goldene Ehrennadel 2. Form.

Regards, Wim

[dragnet]

Goldene Ehrennadel 2. Form.

Regards, Wim

Wim thanks for the reply, i pressume then that this would bre the highest form of award issued, would still be nice to find out some more about this award from some fellow members her thou? regards Pete.

[chris clark]

never seen one of these. love the design very nice

[Br. James]

I believe those are laurel leaves, not oak leaves. Nice badge; one which I don't recognize either.

Br. James

[Wim Vangossum]

Only average information in my old Hüsken Catalog. The basic form is a 6 angled diamond shape enamel badge and called Stenografenschafts Abzeichen followed by the gold one and a silver one with "silver wreath"? then they mention the Silver honor 1. form and gold 1. form and then the Gold 2nd form which is yours.

It's quite a difficult branch if you consider all the organisatons only for this subject:

Deutsche Stenographenbund
Deutscher Stenographenbund Gabelsberger
Deutsche Stenografenschaft (your example)
Stenographenverband Stolze-Schrey

Regards, Wim

[dragnet]

Wim regards for the info, any chance of what this item was worth in the day, im of the opinion that even thou this seems to be a very rare award this might not be reflected in the price, if nobody has seen one then how do you give such an item a price??Pete.

[Wim Vangossum]

Hi Pete,

In 1997 it was listed at 500 DM.

Regards, Wim