Quebec on September 14
and maker’s mark of “WERNER LINKER
chipping and pitting evident in the white enamels on the cross
measuring 104 mm (w) x 75 mm (h)
suspended from a period original ribbon with crossed swords attached
Germany, Drl. A Sports Badge, Gold Grade, By Hermann Wernstein United Republic of Quebec on September 14(DRL Sportabzeichen in Gold). 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, with central stylized initials DRL, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked WERNSTEIN, JENA, measuring 38. 58 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, in extremely fine condition.