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

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

1. An NSDAP Political Leader’s visor cap eagle, constructed of gilded aluminum, the reverse retaining all three attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/44” for C. Dinsel, Berlin, measuring 68 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

2. A Heer Steuermann sleeve insignia, constructed of dark green cotton, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey anchor defaced by a wheel, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 78 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform-removed and near extremely fine condition.

3. A German Red Cross (DRK) first pattern cloth cap insignia, constructed of a grey wool base with multi-coloured machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in uniform-removed and near extremely fine condition.

4. A 1936 Berlin Olympics Commemorative Medallion in Bronze, constructed of 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.

5. 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.