Braunschweig, Duchy. A Rare House Antecedent Order Of Henry The Lion, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example Archive and Hitler Youth (HJ) Proficiency

and Hitler Youth (HJ) Proficiency Badge

red brown wooden grip with nickeled eagle

with a grey backer and small horizontal pinback

1944 in Salzburg

An identification paper issued at US Army PWIB France

Braunschweig, Duchy. A Rare House Antecedent Order Of Henry The Lion, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example Archive and Hitler Youth (HJ) Proficiency(Vorluferorden des Ordens Heinrich des Lwen, Bruststern zur Ordensdekoration). Instituted 1731 by Duke Ludwig Rudolf. (c. 1840 issue). A rare and striking example of the Grand Cross Breast Star of the House Antecedent Order of Henry the Lion, constructed of silver with Gold and multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed pebbled star, bearing a central rosette style applique with a blue, red, and white enameled finish, overlaid