In the field of Third Reich phaleristics, the PKZ (Präsidialkanzlei des Führers) numbering system was established to identify authorized manufacturers. This guide provides the official numerical correspondence for authentication purposes.
| PKZ Code | Manufacturer | Location |
| 1 | Deschler & Sohn | Munich |
| 2 | C. E. Juncker | Berlin |
| 3 | Wilhelm Deumer | Lüdenscheid |
| 4 | Steinhauer & Lück | Lüdenscheid |
| 6 | Fritz Zimmermann | Stuttgart |
| 7 | Paul Meybauer | Berlin |
| 10 | Foerster & Barth | Pforzheim |
| 13 | Gustav Brehmer | Markneukirchen |
| 15 | Friedrich Orth | Vienna |
| 20 | C.F. Zimmermann | Pforzheim |