Hitler Youth Proficiency Badge (Leistungabzeichen der Hitler Jugend)-This zinc badge was awarded to 17-year-old boys in the Hitler Youth. This particular example has a silver finish that is partly intact with some toning. It consists of a swastika encircled by the wording “Für Leistungen in der HJ” (“For Proficiency in the Hitler Youth”) in a runic script, superimposed over a large runic ‘T’. The reverse has a tombak pin as well as an RZM stamp and the manufacturer code M1/34 indicating production by Karl Wurster of Markneukirchen. This one does not have a serial number. The badge is 1 7/8 inches (4.7625cm) in overall length. A good example!