Early Austrian Nazi Party badge 1933-34. NSDAP Land Öst.”Hitlerbewegung” – First type

Early Austrian Nazi Party badge 1933-34. NSDAP Land Öst.”Hitlerbewegung”. First type. This type of badge was prohibited for wear after 1934. Silvered bronze with red, white, and black enamels, early unmarked example 23.3mm

History:
This badge was worn by members of the ‘illegal’ Austrian ‘Hitler Movement;’  many individuals were imprisoned or fled to Germany to escape imprisonment.
Only after Austria’s annexation (1938) were the Austrian National Socialists at liberty to publicly display their political beliefs.
An early and rare National Socialist badge.