Mayors chain?

[Mainemilitaria]

Raymond/All,
These are Chains of Office- worn by City Counsel members & Mayors....I've seen a couple others (not the same city- ) that were equally impressive.

Most Top City Officials would have had these Collars/Chains of office....Mayor, City Counsel, Police Chief, etc. but probably not more than a dozen per City.

Value would be quite high to the right collector!
John G.
Mainemilitaria

[speedytop]

Hi,

it must be the coat of arms of Bad Lobenstein in Thuringia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Lobenstein

Regards
Uwe

[Raymond]

Hi guys,

Thanks for all the great info . Have you seen any period photos of these types of chains in wear?
Redline09- that is the hallmark.
Gerdan- thanks for the link to the jeweller. I'll have my friend send them a letter requesting more info on it. I doubt they will even acknoweledge it, but worth a try.
Uwe- that's the coat of arms.

Ray

[Skipper Greenwade]

I always wondered about these. I had a chance to buy one from Gau Lemberg (I think that's how it was spelled) from a local vet that I worked with. It had a number of shields with the emblems of the local guilds (wheat farming, boot/shoe-making, etc.) alternating with the DAF cogwheel/swastika making up the chain and a center pendant with a profile of ol' AH on it - pretty impressive, but not my cup of tea at the time.

Wasn't sure of the value, but he was asking $1,500.00 for it at the time...kinda wish I'd bought it now!

Best,
Skip

[WARLORD]

The chains with the varrying shields, mostly enameld are the ones of the greatest interest. Some have the head of Adolph Hitler incorporated. This normally is a coin suspended from the lower shield of the City. Correctly there were a number of chains for the Dignatries of the Town. The higher ones are for the State. Like many things in collectables, these are niether fish nor foul. So a good price for a Town chain is in the region of $1000.00. That is if you can find a buyer. State ones are more, $2000.00, would not be unreasonable. The one shown, seems to be a town example, and ainly produced with cast sections. The cheapest method of construction, employed at the time. Having said that, nice talking points for a collection of Third Reich pieces.