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DRL Sports Badge in Bronze – Wernstein, Jena
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€ 60,00
Nice DRL Sports Badge in Bronze, 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 attractive bronze finish with a naturally developed dark patina and honest signs of age and wear. The raised details of the DRL monogram and oak-leaf wreath remain nicely defined.
Complete with its original pin, hinge and catch assembly.
A nice maker-marked Bronze grade example with an attractive untouched appearance.