Germany, DRL. A DRL Sports Badge, Gold Grade, by Ferdinand Wagner
(Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Gold). Instituted 1934 by Deutschen Reichsbund für Leibesübungen. (1934-1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, set around stylized initials “DRL” on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “FERD. WAGNER”, measuring 39.17 mm (w) x 48.09 mm (h), weighing 21.1 grams, with some loss of finish evident, in addition to scratching of the swastika, in overall better than very fine condition.

