NSFK Table Medal

Product Description: This NSFK Table Medal is an impressive and scarce presentation piece. The condition would rate as near mint if not for a small hole drilled at the top of the award, likely to mount this for display. This award is made of bronzed aluminum, retaining virtually all of the original finish. The obverse bears the Icarus and swastika organizational emblem of the NSFK, with the wording “Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps” and “19. Rhön-Segelflug-Wettbewerb 1938” indicating this was awarded for achievement in a glider competition. The reverse of this attractive medal bears an inscription that translates to “In lock step with our Führer, we fly for our eternal Germany,” with the signature of NSFK leader General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen. This piece is serial numbered “399” on the reverse, for the recipient. This is an eye-catching medal, that displays great.

Historical Description: Military, political, civil and paramilitary organizations during the Third Reich created a wide variety of non-portable awards, mostly in the form of award plaques and table medals, but also including decorative plates, various kinds of trophies, and usable gift items. These awards were generally presented in cases where a medal or award to be worn on the uniform would not be appropriate. Non-portable awards were given to winners of various types of sport contests, as well as to recognize distinguished service to military or civilian organizations, and even private companies. The table medals were typically originally awarded inside special custom fitted cases, similar to those used for some military awards. They could be made of metal, or in some cases porcelain, and were generally finely struck, and of high quality. The wall plaques were typically made of metal, often mounted to a wood base. They could feature Hitler, organizational emblems, or other military or patriotic themed decoration. There was a vast range of non-portable awards made and used during the Third Reich. Some were unique, custom works of art. There were also factories that issued catalogs filled with all kinds of different mass-produced items. After the war, most of these items that bore images of the swastika or Hitler were destroyed to comply with Allied denazification policy.

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