SS Quedlinburg Badge

[mseagle]

I wanted to show my new Quedlinburg badge that I just picked up off of the estand. It is the proper cupal bronze example and is very light weight. Does anyone have any idea what the piece of paper is on the reverse? Could it be a price tag? I know these badges are very rare and would enjoy seeing other member's examples.

Thanks,

Mark

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[Bob Hritz]

Wonderful piece, Mark. I have not found one for my own collection.

Bob Hritz

[mseagle]

Thanks Bob! Yes, it is a super example of a very rare badge. Any thoughts on the piece of paper on the back?

[Thorsten B.]

Please make a pic where that corner upright is not in the way of the second part of the word.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Sir

Sir, your Badge is totally McRighteous. Looks just like mine, but my price tag was much higher Tell me you did not just pay 30 pfennig for it? What a steal:-)

[mseagle]

Here are two more pics Thorsten.

[mseagle]

Thanks Dr. but I wish I could say I only paid 30 for it...sadly a little more.

[Thorsten B.]

Thanks - but I meant the back with that tag, of which you initially wanted to know what is written on it, right?

I can read "Hilf..." and then this overlapping corner is in the way to read it in full.

And yes, 30 Reichspfennig was the initial price for this one.

[mseagle]

Thorsten, sorry about that. This is about the best I can do.

[Thorsten B.]

Now I get it:

Hilfskasse - that is an old german term and means that the price for this badge went into a kind of donation, possibly for supporting cultural efforts of the city of Quedlinburg or of the SS directly as a general guess.

In my book it is obvious that the raised money from selling these badges went into the "König-Heinrich-I.-Gedächtnisstiftung" found in 1938 by Himmler himself and to which numerous german cities became members, cities which mainly played an essential role in the life of König Heinrich I., of course.
One of these cities was Enger in Westphalia, the city of Widukind - that is where my SS-family chest has been made.

[Rene Chavez]

So your the lucky guy that got this wonderful Quedlinburg badge for a very good price congrats.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[mseagle]

Thanks Thorsten the information. I found it very interesting to see how many sources of income and accounts the SS had for raising funds. Really great info!