Hitler Youth Proficiency Badge in Silver (Leistungabzeichen der Hitler Jugend)

Hitler Youth Proficiency Badge in Silver (Leistungabzeichen der Hitler Jugend)-This was awarded to 17-year-olds and was given for proficiency in multiple categories. The silver is intact on the obverse, and has a handsome matte gray look. The finish is mostly missing on the reverse. The design 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 that functions perfectly. This is a very fine badge. It is well marked on the reverse with the serial number 118137 which has been crossed out. I'm sure there is a good story to go along with that, but it has been lost to time. The reverse shows an RZM motto, and the maker code of M1/101 indicating production by Gustav Brehmer of Markneukirchen. Great example.