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

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 by the German Imperial Union for exercise. (DRL) replaced. Acquisition requirements were 5 exercises from 5 areas such as shot put, running, jumping, etc. A silver badge could be obtained if you passed after 8 years, continuously or intermittently, passed the required exams or were over 32 years old and passed 5 exams. For women, the age limit was 28 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 badge, silver-plated from non-ferrous metal. At the back is a vertical pin with a mating hook.

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 a slightly hollow broken edge on the right, D.R.G.M. with a matrix number of 33918.
• Left on the edge of 2 lines - H.- WERNSTEIN -/- JENA - LÖBSTEDT -.

Face: DRA (Deutscher Reichskommittel für Leibesübe) sports badge in silver

Reverse: DRA sports mark (Deutscher Reichskommittel für Leibesübe) in silver

Established:

1913 - Imperial Olympic Games Committee
April 15, 1919 Foundation of the Silver Tier

Awarded:

1920 – 1934

Data:

• Material: non-ferrous silver-plated metal
• Size: 48.8mm x 39.2mm
• Weight: about 16.2g

estimated collector price:

60 – 70 €

OEK Number:

3579