Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges

(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including:

1. An SA Sports Badge, Bronze Grade, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a mobile swastika overlaid by a sword, the reverse stamped with an award number of “494066”, with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened angular catch, maker marked “BERG & NOLTE, LÜDENSCHEID”, 45 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), a Type II badge in near extremely fine condition.

2. 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.

3 A German Labour Front (DAF)/Reichsnährstand (RNST) Halle-Mersburg rally badge, constructed of magnetic metal, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in very fine condition.

4. A Prussian Fire Brigade Long Service Award, constructed of bronze, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

5. A Prussian Fire Brigade 25-Year Long Service Award, constructed of silvered and blackened bronze, on loop for suspension, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

6. An Imperial German Naval League membership badge, constructed of silvered bronze, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

7. 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.