German DSB Sports Badge by S&L
Deutscher Sportbund Abzeichen in Bronze by Steinhauer & Lück of Lüdenscheid.
The Deutscher Sportbund was founded on December 10, 1950, in Hanover as the first democratic association encompassing all of sport in the Federal Republic of Germany, including Berlin (West).
It is constructed out of a die struck bronze base that has been silver washed.
The oval shaped obverse depicts a centrally placed “DSB” in stylized letters which is surrounded by an oak leaf wreath which is tied together at the bottom with a ribbon.
The reverse is maker marked “Ges. Gesch. Deutscher Sportbund” (left) and “Steinhauer & Lück Lüdenscheid” (right) and correctly displays a; soldered-on block hinge, soldered-on flatwire catch and coke bottle pin.
Also included is the badge in cloth, this is either the gold or bronze version, we are not sure.
