Germany, Third Reich. A Defence Economy Leader Decoration Hold five bronze chevrons on the

five bronze chevrons on the ribbon)

obverse illustrating the left-facing busts of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Dr

with bow-tied ribbon

maker marked "V&J" (Villiers and Jackson)

an early badge made in solid silver

Germany, Third Reich. A Defence Economy Leader Decoration Hold five bronze chevrons on the(Wehrwirtschaftsfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval ring, joined together at the bottom by an oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a factory with smoke emanating from the stacks, overlaid by a banner bearing a raised inscription of WEHR WIRTSCHAFTS FHRER (DEFENCE ECONOMY LEADER), the reverse with a barrel hinge emanating from