United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company certificate_of_authenticity gold with white red and

gold with white red and blue enamels

and minor scuffing and creasing

presumably from shrinkage

The acronym DRP stands for Deutsches Reichs Patent - patent protection by the State for up to 15 years

Because this is a third-issue Soldbuch

United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John Lapel Badge, By H.t. Lamb & Company certificate_of_authenticity gold with white red andInstituted in 1888. In silver with red and white enamels, maker marked "H. T. L & Co." (H. T. Lamb & Company), date marked "E" (1940), hallmarked with the British lion and marked with a leopard's head (made in London) on the reverse, illustrating the Order of St. John insignia within a wreath of laurel leaves and surmounted by a King's crown, measuring 33. 7 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, intact enamels, light contact, near extremely fine.