Horse Plaques and Badges

[naxos]

Here is the award page of the Silver Grade from the Reiterabzeichen booklet of Oberbeschlagmeister (master farrier) Otto Köcher.

Note the number; 368/41 (the 368th award of the Reiterabzeichen in silver in 1941)

[Jon Fish]

I have just aquired a booklet for the award of the bronze grade badge in 1940.
What would be an estimate on the mumber of bronze awards in total and for that year?
Also the book, filled out, what is an approx value? It's the first I have had.

[naxos]

I have just aquired a booklet for the award of the bronze grade badge in 1940.
What would be an estimate on the mumber of bronze awards in total and for that year?
Also the book, filled out, what is an approx value? It's the first I have had.

In 1940 there were 5575 Reiterabzeichen in Bronze awarded.

In good condition with all pages present, the value is about $ 40.

However if the award booklet is to a known German, the value can be much higher

[Bob Hritz]

I am ressurecting this old discussion to post a St&L reiter badge I have had for decades. I am shocked at the poor workmanship and apparant spilling of solder, or other pollutant, on the reverse writing.

Is this considered to be a post-war copy?

Bob Hritz

[naxos]

Bob, it looks like an original late war zinc Steinhauer but as you say, a very poor cast.

[Duzig]

Hello,
Since this thread has been resurrected I figured I'd post a few of my horse related items also. They might have been posted elsewhere so hope no one objects to seeing them again on this thread. First is my black iron HJ donation plaque as others have shown. Here is a silver version of the outstanding achievement in Equestrian care and handling plaque.
Duzig(Bill)

[Duzig]

Lastly here is a silver and gold version of the Honor plaque for horse breeding. I haven't seen too many of these around and I wonder if anyone knows the exact specifications for it's awarding or how many were awarded, The gold version has been denazified & I'd like to think that that is because whoever it was awarded to wanted to keep it post war but did not want a swastica on it. I don't have a picture of both plaques together with their cases so I have shown only the plaques. I still have not found a cased bronze version to acquire...yet. Again sorry if these have been shown elsewhere before.
thanks for looking
Duzig(Bill)

[naxos]

Bill, very nice

[cdrinnon]

I have been looking for a bronze Badge for the Care of Horses (Deutsches Pferdepflegerabzeichen). I am curious. Does anyone have one in their collection? Does anyone know where I can purchase one?

Thank you,

Chad

[naxos]

UPDATED

Reiterabzeichen in Bronze Award Statistics:
(Numbers compiled from bronze award documents)

Numbers awarded:

October --- 1931 - 3438
October --- 1932 - 6168
January --- 1933 - 6906
June ------- 1934 - 11983
March ------1935 - 14996
December -1936 - 23994
January ----1938 - 31151
November -1938 - 36599
July --------- 1939 - 42819
February -- 1940 - 44620
June --------1940 – 45598
September 1940 - 47829
March ------ 1941 - 52304

Between April and July of 1941 the count was changed

from number awarded since institution to

number awarded within the year.

July ------- 1941 – 2791 / 41
August ---- 1941 - 3345 / 41
December -1941 - 5964 / 41
April --------1942 - 2004 / 42
September 1942 – 5776 / 42
February -- 1943 - 1353 / 43
December -1944 - 4238 / 44
January ---1945 - 0011 / 45

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[Wolgadeutscher]

I have 2 nice medals for this thread

Small State Prize Medals of the Reich and Prussian Ministry of Food and Agriculture

[Wolgadeutscher]