1934 SS Motorsport Racing Award Plaque

1934 SS Motorsport Racing Award Plaque
- a scarce SS sports award from a motorized unit meeting at Bad Reichenhall, constructed of zinc alloy and with inscription ‘Motorsporttreffen Der SS-Motorstaffel III/I in Bad Reichenhall, the award further depicting a rising sun with swastika shining down on the cross monument to Nazi martyr Albert-Leo Schlageter, dated 1934 – with three pierced holes where originally mounted to wooden base, the reverse with a recess which allows it to be hung on a wall

*Military, political, civil and paramilitary organizations during the Third Reich created a wide variety of non-portable awards, mostly in the form of award plaques and table medals, but also including decorative plates, various kinds of trophies, and usable gift items. These awards were generally presented in cases where a medal or award to be worn on the uniform would not be appropriate.