No doubt one of the most desirable and sought after badges of the 3rd Reich and their just not out there with most tucked away and in advanced collections. This example is from the Schaefer collection and is a known piece in the community. It is in beautiful condition with its bronze finish and has easily recognizable manufacturing traits visible to the seasoned eye. As is often the case there is a period replacement to the lower pin catch and many adaptations were utilized to protect the coveted badge from loss by its recipient due to the narrow pin assembly on the heavy 1st pattern badge while in wear.

Included along with the badge are the scarce tinnies, the porcelain example and well as the stamped variant. And in addition to that the rarely encountered 236 page "Kampf un Coburg" struggle in Coburg book.

Coburg is of course something that I will need not explain to the parties interested in this badge. It does fall into the the political arm of collecting and it is believed that there might have been 1500 awarded for the battle of Coburg and considering the low number and survival rates, it should not be a surprise that they are as difficult to obtain as they are. Some like to fuss and make hay about what badge is more important or most important and which one Hitler felt to be the most significant. For collectors looking in a rear view mirror the answers are speculation at best, for a member of the party and present in 1922 there can only be one answer... Coburg!.

(Coburg Badge 1st Pattern )