$55.00
Condition: Near Mint
Base Material: Tombak
In stock
Product Description: A well-preserved DRA Sports Badge – Bronze, representing an attractive example from the Weimar Republic era. The badge retains a pleasing, even bronze patina with its original finish intact, complemented by a fully functional pin and catch. The reverse is maker-marked Eugen Marcus, Hofjuwelier, a desirable attribution associated with high-quality pre–Second World War production.
Free of damage and exhibiting crisp detail throughout the monogram and wreath, this DRA Sports Badge – Bronze stands as a fine, collectible specimen of early German athletic award insignia, notable for its condition and craftsmanship.
Historical Description: The DRA / DRL Sport Badge was an interesting decoration that underwent a number of changes during the Third Reich, and had roots all the way back to the 1912 Olympics. During the Weimar Republic, the German national sport award was issued by the Deutsche Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen, and bore the initials “DRA.” Starting in 1935, the award was recognized as a national level decoration, issued by the Deutsche Reichsausschuß für Leibesübungen, with the initials “DRL” and a swastika. The designation of this award was the Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen, and later the Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung für Leibesübungen. The decoration was awarded in three grades. and reflected proficiency in sports and participation in official trainings and competitions. During wartime, changes were made to the award to make getting and keeping the award easier for soldiers in front line service. This included new criteria and a new grade of the award introduced in 1942 for war disabled men. Issue of the sports badges ceased in 1944.
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