German Awards - DRA Sports Badge (Deutscher Reichskommittel für Leibesübe) in Gold

The German Sports Badge (DRA) was created in 1913 at the initiative of the Imperial Committee for the Olympic Games. It was presented on 8 June 1913 on the occasion of the opening of the Grunewald Stadium in Berlin.
The DRA emerged on 15 July 1917 from the pre-existing Imperial Olympic Games Committee. Before the outbreak of World War I, about 2,000 insignia were awarded. During the war, the award rested. Prior to that, only gold and bronze degrees were awarded. The 1916 Games planned in Germany did not take place, and in 1920 and 1924 German athletes were not allowed. At the first post-war meeting on April 15, 1919, it was decided to take exams again since 1920. A silver level was added and the award was also made possible for women. In the Weimar Republic, the DRA was the governing body of the sport in Germany, although not all federations were members. In 1919, it had about 800 thousand members. The German partnership, with about 1.2 million members, was not part of the DRA and refused the insignia. In 1933, under the National Socialists, the DRA was dissolved on April 12, and in 1934 it was replaced by the German Imperial Exercise Union (DRL). 5 exercises from 5 areas such as shot put, running, jumping, etc. A gold badge could be obtained if you had a silver badge and passed the required exams for 8 subsequent years or over 40 years and passed 5 exams. For women, the age limit was 36 years.
The foundation of the sports sign dates back to 1912, when Karl Diem, co-founder of the Higher School of Exercise, brought the idea from Stockholm. The goal was to mobilize grassroots sports and express athletic achievement with a badge.
Badges were issued by various manufacturers such as Wernstein-Jena, Chr. Lauer Nürnberg и Eugen Marcus Berlin.

High oval, openwork sign made of gilded bronze. At the back is a vertical pin and counterhook.

Front side:

• The outer edging forms a dense oak-leaved wreath from below, connected by a double loop .
In
• the midfield from edge to edge, ornate letters - D - R - A - associations.

Downside:

• On the somewhat hollow broken edge on the right, D.R.G.M. with matrix number - 33918 -.
• Left 2-line manufacturer - H. WERNSTEIN -/- JENA - LÖBSTEDT -.