Dietrich Eckart badge

[Coburg]

Just picked this up, not seen one before. Views?

Jim

[Gerdan]

http://www.victor-gross.eu/Dietrich-...ache-1923-1933

http://www.google.de/imgres?q=dietri...39&tx=71&ty=68

http://www.huesken.com/shop/de/die-n...hen-63518.html


Gerdan

[ErichS]

A nice badge indeed to one of the most interesting personalities of the early movement.

[ETN]

A nice original in my opinion.

[Coburg]

Thanks guys

Jim

[der bingle]

Thanks guys

Jim

very nice badge front ande back. never seen it before either. its good to shop around as prices can be drastically different. thanks for posting.

[Br. James]

I agree, as well. I've not seen this event badge before, nor the one from which it appears to have sprung (thanks to Gerdan for the link to the 1923-dated badge). It's an interesting piece, this one from the 1933 commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Eckart's death, held in his home town of Newmarkt near Nuremberg, and we can easily see the NSDAP's need to celebrate Eckart's life and influence upon Hitler during the very early years. But what isn't so easy to see -- at least for me -- is the earlier badge bearing Eckart's birth and death dates, along with the profile bust by the same artist as on the later badge. My interest is as to when this first badge was made, and what it might have specifically commemorated. Since Eckart died almost two months following the Putsch attempt in Munich, this badge is at least from early 1924, though probably later. Since the NSDAP was in organizational shambles during the 'Landsbergzeit,' when the swastika was banned, this badge must appear later than the time of its legal reinstatement following 1925. What did this badge celebrate -- was there a public ceremony somewhere that honored Eckart's life? It would be good to see the reverse of this badge; perhaps, like the tenth anniversary badge, the earlier badge carried an inscription of some sort on its reverse, and that would be helpful to placing it in history.

Br. James

[ErichS]

After seeing Jim's badge I have been on the lookout for one for my collection. My badge is a different maker than Jims and slightly different wording on the reverse.
This badge coincides with the dedication of the Dietrich Eckart Memorial in Nuemarkt in 1933 and was most likely issued for the event.

[ErichS]

Reverse

[ErichS]

Memorial

[Coburg]

Great pic there Erich. Thanks for posting

Jim

[Military]

Very nice pieces, Jim and Erich. interesting to note that two different fonts were used among both pieces.

Mil

[Coburg]

Here is his grave in Berchtesgaden

Jim

[ErichS]

Very nice pieces, Jim and Erich. interesting to note that two different fonts were used among both pieces.

Mil

Due to different makers Mil.

[ErichS]

Jim, I'm imressed by the weight and quality of the striking of these badges.