German WW1 Königin-Luise-Bund (KLB) honor badge
Diameter 20,3 mm.
Gold and blue enamel on brass.
Execellent condition.
HISTORY
Google translated from German.
This badge of honor was established by the Queen Luise League at an unknown date. This round form is referred to as the first form. The second form is a raised oval badge with a slightly different design. The badge of honor was presumably awarded to deserving women of the league. I do not know the exact awarding regulations or requirements. Various manufacturers are known. Badges without a manufacturer's identification also occur.
The Queen Luise League was founded in 1923 and named after Queen Luise, the wife of Frederick William III of Prussia. She was highly revered by the people after her early death and her role in the Wars of Liberation against Napoleon. The league was monarchist and conservative in its orientation and was close to the DNVP (German National People's Party). Its goals were the education of girls and women according to the monarchist model, with a spirit of sacrifice and devotion (like the queen), as well as charitable causes. Political goals were part of the program and an expression of its reactionary orientation. The leader of the association was Marie Netz, succeeded in 1932 by Baroness von Hadeln. The membership in 1933 is reported to have been approximately 200,000. The association was supported by the House of Hohenzollern. Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, née of Mecklenburg, served as patron. The children's circle was the children's organization of the Luisenbund. After the Nazis seized power, the association existed until 1934 and then dissolved.
Round badge made of non-ferrous metal. The front is enameled. The back has a horizontal pin. If the manufacturer's name is stamped below the pin.
