German Awards - Order of Blood Badge of Honor of November 9, 1923 Type A

The badge of honor of November 9, 1923 was established on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the "National Socialist Uprising of November 9, 1923" by the leader of the NSDAP Adolf Hitler. There are different opinions regarding the exact date of establishment. The order of wearing was regulated by decree on February 11, 1934. The terms of the award provided for the following: 1) members of the SA, members of the Reichskriegsflagge Union and Oberland, who were united in the German Military Union, who participated in the battles of November 8-9, 1923. 2. Members of the above organizations, police and armed forces who sided with the putschists and as a result lost their jobs or requested dismissal for political reasons, regardless of whether they fought or not. 3. Members of the above formations who were sent on a campaign to participate in hostilities, but were not involved, as they were detained by government forces or did not arrive at the place of operation as a result of force majeure. The award involved continuous membership in the NSDAP until January 30, 1933 or SA. The badge of honor was to be requested with the provision of appropriate evidence. The Badge of Honor was awarded with a diploma in the award folder. Deeds of gift until 1935 have the signature of Adolf Hitler. After 1939, the documents were signed by the imperial treasurer of the NSDAP Schwartz. On May 30, 1938, awards, already terminated on April 1, 1935, were resumed, and the circle of recipients was expanded. These included all prisoners who served a prison term of at least 1 year in the Weimar Republic for fighting for the NSDAP movement in Germany and Austria. One reason for this was the small number of NSDAP members in 1923 among those involved in the coup. Many participants belonged to the former Freikorp "Oberland" or Infantry School, who were not members of the NSDAP or could not be members as members of the Wehrmacht. Since the awardees were considered the elite of the National Socialist movement and received preferential treatment, the ratio should have been improved. The first award period, shown here as Type A, was awarded about 1,500 times. Awarding women was extremely rare. In total, about 20 awards are known. On the document and on the back of the medal is the corresponding award number. Known and witnessed copies without a matrix number. The number does not match the NSDFAP number. The project was designed by master jeweler Josef Füss in Munich. Production was handled by Schmidheusler in Pforzheim. The Order of the Blood was considered the highest award of the NSDAP.

Round silver medal with raised border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring. On the reverse side, the matrix number and stamp on the content of silver, as well as the artist's signature, are stamped.

Front side:

• Below is a 4-fold cross-tied oak wreath. It has a 2-line date - 9.-/- NEW.
• On the wreath is an eagle facing right with raised wings, a wreath in its paws.
• The swing is adapted a short distance from the edge. Forewing above tail feathers.
• On the right between the wreath and the head of the eagle is a three-line font: - MÜNCHEN -/- 1923 - ~ -/- 1933 .-.

Downside:

• View (front) Feldherrenhalle in Munich.
• Above it is a swastika placed on top, the lower peak touches the hall.
• Against the background of the cross, the sun's rays come out.
At the
• top is the inscription: - AND - YOU - GOT - BUT - WON -.
• The matrix number fell under the pedestal of the Feldherrenhalle hall. (unrecognizable
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• Including a silver ounce - 990 -.
• Down the edge is a small signature - J.- FUESS - MÜNCHEN -.

Tape:

red 35 mm wide, 2 edge stripes black and white 2 mm each.

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