Beautiful 1936 IV Winter Olympics Official Badge (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

This is a large and beautiful official commemorative badge by C. Poellath of Schrobenhausen from the 1936 IV Winter Olympics. Garmisch, Germany, lies at the foot of the Alps and was joined with its neighbor Partenkirchen in order to make a new town for the 1936 Olympics venue. It afterward became the base camp for the elite "Edelweiss" troops, and in 1945, the ski town became a United States military garrison. The badge shows an alpine scene and reads IV Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. offizielle Erinnerungsplakette der IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, farbig emailliert 35 mm, Hersteller: C.Poellath Schrobenhausen.

Circa 1936.

Approximately 1-3/8" in diameter.

Silver-plated brass with enamel.

Horizontal safety-style pin with saddle.

C. POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN.

This is from a sports and Olympics collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX12 LBBEX12/12 SBBEX5/15

7+ (Very Fine+): The badge has some small spots of light wear, mostly on the reverse.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.