Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Medallions

(Abzeichen und Medaillen). A mixed lot of badges and medallions, including:

1. A Sturmabteilung (SA) Sports Badge, Bronze Grade, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central mobile swastika overlaid by a sword, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “PETZ & LORENZ REICHENBACH”, measuring 44.64 mm (w) x 57.11 mm (h), weighing 19.4 grams, demonstrating a gouge to the upper arm of the swastika and to the mid-section of the pinback, a Type III badge in very fine condition.

2. An NSDAP membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/150” for Franke & Sohn, Heidenreichstein, measuring 24 mm, demonstrating some chipping to the enamels and the loss of its pinback, in fair condition.

3. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallion, Silver Grade, 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.