Rare 1937 The Link Anglo German Membership Badge No 689 J R Gaunt London For Sale
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Rare 1937 The Link Anglo German Membership Badge No 689 J R Gaunt London:
$399.10
Original 1937–1939 “The Link” Anglo-German Membership Badge – No. 689
Scarce original pre-WWII membership badge produced for The Link, the British Anglo-German organisation founded in 1937.
Oval gilt/brass badge with deep blue enamel, depicting the British Isles and continental Europe joined by a symbolic link, with 1937 above.
The reverse is individually numbered:
689
Maker's mark appears to read:
J. R. GAUNT LONDON
Complete with buttonhole-style fitting to the reverse.
The Link was established in Britain in 1937 to promote Anglo-German relations and existed only for a short period before the Second World War. Surviving examples of its membership badge are individually numbered. Comparable documented examples carry numbers including 930, 1431, 1820, 2396 and 3623.
Condition: Original vintage condition with age-related wear, tarnishing and loss/wear to the gilt finish. Blue enamel remains attractive. Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.
Approx. size: 32 mm × 19 mm — please verify against the actual badge before listing.
A scarce piece of British inter-war political and social history, sold strictly as a historical collectable.
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