Germany, Weimar Republic. A Winner’s Plaque of the 1928 Sports Festival of the Infantry School in Dresden, c. 1930
(Siegerplakette als Sieger beim Sportfest 1929 der Infanterieschule Dresden). Issued 1928. A bronze rectangle plaque depicting a Reichswehr soldier with a steel helmet surrounded by a wreath and inscription “INFANTERIESCHULE DRESDEN DEM TEILNEHMER D. SIEGR. NACHRICHTENSTAFFEL” (INFANTRY SCHOOL DRESDEN THE PARTICIPANT D. SIEGER NEWS RELAY) on obverse, “SPORTFEST 1928” inscribed on reverse, measuring 47.74 mm (w) x 76.69 mm (h), weighing 92.8 g, very fine.

