Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1930 Der Stahlhelm Christmas Stein certificate_of_authenticity (Nichan Iftikhar)

(Nichan Iftikhar)

he was diagnosed with a "soft chancre" (chancroid = a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia)

to uphold and support God

the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature thin red enameled rings with a silver core in the middle

Goebbels wrote dismissingly of him

Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1930 Der Stahlhelm Christmas Stein certificate_of_authenticity (Nichan Iftikhar)(Der Stahlhelm Bierkrug). An extremely well preserved 1930 Der Stahlhelm commemorative Christmas stein, constructed of glazed white porcelain. It features a curved protruding handle affording a secure grip, flanked on one side by an etched measurement of 1L for one litre, above an ASTA mark. The side features detailed hand painted imagery, consisting of a shield bearing an Iron Cross, topped by a Stahlhelm, and set above laurel and oak leaf branches.