Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Cap Insignia and Medallions

(Mützenabzeichen und Medaillen). A mixed lot of items, including:

1. A government visor cap eagle, constructed of silvered tombak, the reverse retaining all three original attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/8” for Ferdinand Wagner, Pforzheim, measuring 65 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

2. An Ordnungspolizei cap insignia, constructed of aluminum, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 55 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), in near mint condition.

3. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallion in Silver, constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised female figure clutching an olive branch and laurel crown, circumscribed by an inscription of “ZUR EHRE DES VATERLANDES ZUM RUHME DES SPORTS” (“TO THE HONOUR OF THE FATHERLAND, TO THE GLORY OF SPORTS”), the reverse bearing a central raised bell overlaid by a German national eagle clutching Olympic rings, the rim of the bell bearing an inscription of “ICH RUFE DIE JUGEND DER WELT” (“I CALL THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD”), circumscribed by an inscription of “OLYMPISCHE SPIELE BERLIN MCMXXXVI” (“OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN 1936”), unmarked, measuring 36 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

4. A small medallion, constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised profile of Ferdinand von Zeppelin, flanked by name, circumscribed by an inscription of “ZIEL ERKANNT - KRAFT GESPANNT!” (“DESTINATION KNOWN - POWER INTENSE!”), the reverse bearing a raised depiction of an airship flying against a Mainz skyline, circumscribed by an inscription indicating that the medallion was issued to commemorate the 1908 flight of LZ. 4, measuring 33 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.