The Coburg Badge

[Richard]

Richard,

Time to get one now or once it hits the 10k mark, the material refreezes and becomes unobtainium.

Mil

Mil, the time to get one was 5 years ago. Now they cost as much as an entire trip for two weeks to Germany for my family of four. Guess which one the other three members of my family will vote for? Life has priorities and spending this much for a badge, which I have always wanted for my collection, has now surpassed both my ability and my desire to own one. It is rapidly approaching the price of items we consider necessary but expensive such as a car or college education for our children.
Richard V

[ErichS]

Another pic of the CB in wear.

[JoeW]

Don't forget that these were awarded before Hitler came to power and my guess is that when the first badges were awarded in 1932 at Coburg and with so few awarded they didn't feel that numbering the badges was needed. It seems that the only thing needed was a master list of recipients.
Many more BOs and GPBs were awarded so numbering became necessary is my guess.

The 2nd patterns IMO, were replacement badges and honor awards given by Hitler. Schwede Coburg is a good example as he was awarded a 2nd pattern badge.

In the pinned Coburg thread this point was discussed at length. I still am of the opinion that since the arrangements of the event and production of the first 250 were all locally done in 1932 by the group in Coburg, numbering couldn't have entered their mind. Hitler was campaigning for the elections in November. With his success in January of the following year and the emergence of the Nazis as the power of Germany, the Coburg badge gained new importance.

With the new importance, those who participated in the March or materially assisted like Schwede-Coburg would have desired an award, so the 2nd Pattern badges were produced. After all, if Hans Dietrich received a 1st pattern badge for only inviting Hitler to Coburg in 1922, then Schwede-Coburg who was in Coburg at the time in 1922 should have been considered an original recipient.

I viewed the pinned thread again and it is an interesting if lengthy read.

[Bob Hritz]

A photo of the Coburg Badge in wear.

Bob Hritz

[Military]

Bob,

Heartiest congratulations on your acquisition. Where did it come from may I ask? Very nice set of trio and you need the last RZM-ed one. Having said that just one, first pattern will content the hearts of many political collectors. At this rate the CB will surpass (or has it) the desirability of any other badge in TR I presume? Maybe the BO might equate it or the RK but to me, the CB is the ultimate of the ultimates.

Mil

[ErichS]

It's interesting to note that the two most important awards of the party were awarded for opposite reasons.

CB for the 1st victory of the young party outside of the confines of Munich against the Marxists.

BO for the defeat of the party during the putsch that also produced the first martyrs of the movement.

[Br. James]

Yes, that is interesting, Erich, and to round out the 'top three,' the GPB was awarded to those who persevered during the tough times of the Kämpfzeit and highly valued their NSDAP Memberships, even when things looked darkest for the Party's future.

Br. James

[chen]

It's interesting to note that the two most important awards of the party were awarded for opposite reasons.

CB for the 1st victory of the young party outside of the confines of Munich against the Marxists.

BO for the defeat of the party during the putsch that also produced the first martyrs of the movement.

Need BO and one perfect CB 1st pattern.

[John T]

I found another one. This has the groove in the reverse, behind the sword. Now I only need the RZM 189 marked piece to complete the set of 4 types.

Bob Hritz

Excellent Bob!

I am jealous.

[Military]

Need BO and one perfect CB 1st pattern.

I thought you had all 3 badges already, Chen?
Mil

[chen]

I thought you had all 3 badges already, Chen?
Mil

BO's Funding had been approved years ago so already get BO.
However, CB's funding just recently been approved so now need to get one nice 1st pattern CB as a reference for the field agents.
Not yet applied for Party Badge 's funding. So no example.

[Military]

Chen, funding from the politburo or?

Mil

[JoeW]

Honor and Special Badges/Insignia of the NSDAP

I thought I would offer this clipping from a September 1934 issue of the German police magazine "Der Deutsche Polizeibeamte" that provides an interesting description of party badges. The listing of the Honor Badges besides the GPB includes the 1923 Frontbann-Nadel as well as "Participant Badges" listed in chronological order RPT and the Coburg badges. This is an interesting take on the "police" view of party badges from the KDP (German Policemen's Association) in Berlin.

[Erich B.]

Thanks Joe!
It looks like the info and illustrations from one of the many different SA/SS uniform guides privately or officially published in the early 30s was used by the KDP for reference.
Erich

[ErichS]

Another CB in wear

Does anyone have a pic of the CB being worn on a Military uniform?