DRL Sports Badge in Gold – Wernstein, Jena

Very nice DRL Sports Badge in Gold, manufactured by Hermann Wernstein of Jena.

The Deutsches Reichsabzeichen für Leibesübungen (DRL) was an award established on May 20, 1933 by the National Socialist National Union for Physical Education (NSRL). It was awarded to members of the NSRL and to individuals and organizations who had made a contribution to the field of physical education and sports. The DRA was intended to honor and encourage achievement in sports, and was seen as one of the most important sporting awards in Nazi Germany.

The badge features the intertwined DRL monogram surrounded by an oak-leaf wreath, with the swastika positioned at the base. The reverse is clearly marked “D.R.G.M. 35269” and “WERNSTEIN JENA”. (
D.R.G.M. 25269 = Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster - which stands for the patent.

The badge retains an exceptionally attractive amount of its original gold finish, with only minimal signs of age and wear. The details of the oak-leaf wreath and central monogram remain crisp and well defined.
Complete with its original pin, hinge and catch assembly, all of which remain fully intact.

A particularly attractive example of the Gold grade, remaining in excellent overall condition with a beautiful and well-preserved finish.
impossible to upgrade!