Germany. SS proficiency badge. Reproduction. Mintmark A

Mintmark A

Photographed under LED and tungsten lighting

Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRITLaureate head right

Original ribbon

Vespasian AR Denarius

Germany. SS proficiency badge. Reproduction. Mintmark AThe Germanic Proficiency Runes (German: Germanische Leistungsrune) was a decoration of the German SS, issued as a type of sports badge to members of the Germanic SS. In many ways, the badge was similar to the SA Sports Badge and the German Sports Badge, but was intended to be awarded solely to non German members of the Germanic SS who were serving the SS in countries under Nazi occupation. A short lived predecessor to the Germanic Proficiency Runes