RD499.)FOUR (4) SS MEMBERSHIP STICKPINS: four stickpins being the type of enameled membership badges that you would typically see at a militaria show and being offered as genuine. Who would possibly know if these are genuine or fake? All are mounted to 2" long pins and all have black glass enameled workmanship on a quality nickel-silver base alloy and all are convincingly tarnished from the years. One is the standard SS membership type with silver SS runes on round device. Another is female Lebensborn membership with SS runes too. This on is German design patent marked on the back 'GES.GESCH.'. Two companion pieces are for financial contributing members (those who routinely contributed hefty sums of money to the SS)...with silver lettering 'DANK DER FUR TREUE HILE u. KAMPFZEIT' (Thanks for your support during the rise to power). Also with silver swastika in center superimposed with black enamel SS runes and silver letters 'FM' for forderedmitglied (financial membership). One of these is marked with 'RZM' logo and 'Ges.Gesch.'. The other similar financial contributor's badge is die-struck on the back with serial number to individual member '3817'. EXC++++

If sold at a show as genuine (which is most often the case, unfortunately!) these would have a total price tag of around $500!