Germany, Republic. A Heavy Athletic Sports Association (Dasv) Golden Sports Badge, By Eugen Schmidhäussler Auction Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted on June 29

gilt wear evident on the World War I Victory Medal

five with a horizontal pinback one of which has its catch broken off

The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged to form the Royal Air Force on April 1

one clasp: Mongalla 1915-16 2nd type

Germany, Republic. A Heavy Athletic Sports Association (Dasv) Golden Sports Badge, By Eugen Schmidhäussler Auction Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted(Deutscher Athletik Sportverband Mitgliedsabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, tied together at the bottom by a ribbon with a date of 1891, with central initials DASV, the reverse with a horizontal pinback and makers mark of E. SCHMIDHUSSLER, PFORZHEIM, measuring 43. 18 mm (w) x 38. 00 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.