An NSRL National Champion's Badge

Badge in fire gilded bronze, enameled, 22.25mm, version without date, pin back, in extremely fine condition and rare. Gold grade of this badge was awarded to the National champions in each sport event; it was first awarded in 1935. Usually found in lower grades as a stickpin badge.

Footnote: The National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (German: Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, abbreviated NSRL), was the umbrella organization for sports and physical educationin Nazi Germany. The NSRL was known as the German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (German: Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, abbreviated DRL) until 1938. The organization was expanded to Austria after that country's annexation by Nazi Germany.