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retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 01:48 am This unique skiing first prize medal is not dated but was issued in 1934. This silver plated bronze medal was awarded to the first place winner of the Watzmann mountain downhill skiing competition just outside of Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps. The medal is an impressive 45.5mm in diameter and weighs 28.9grams with a plain edge. The obverse shows a skier racing down hill between two small flags. The reverse has the engraved inscription "Watzmann-Abf. (abfahrt) SA u.(and) SS Kl. (Class) 1 Pr. (1st prize) all within an oak wreath. The medal is not named but could possibly be discovered in local newspapers of that time if any could be found. Report this Post to the Staff

thisistheshow Pillar of the Community United States 987 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 02:34 am I like it. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 05:43 am Very cool. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 06:01 am Nice medal! Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 07:16 am Very nice add to a collection Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 10:53 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 01/25/2019 08:01 am Near Berchtestgaden? SA und SS? Sturmabteilung und Schutzstaffel? Some sort of internal Nazi competition? Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 01/26/2019 01:30 am Yes Arkie, the Watzmann mountain is not within Berchtesgaden but so close (walking distance) that it is in nearly every photo of the town. You are correct about the SS & SA; I was just teasing any potential censers. The competition was open to the public too but it did have a special class for the SA &SS. This medal was for first place in that class and it may have been to a local because I bought the medal in Berchtesgaden in 2005. Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 01/31/2019 12:25 am Here is a modern postcard showing the Watzmann mountain and the town of Berchtesgaden Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 01/31/2019 08:03 am Quote: I was just teasing any potential censers. I know there are words the site doesn't like, but I don't think direct references to past evil regimes is a problem here. Report this Post to the Staff
retiredkper Pillar of the Community United States 541 Posts	Posted 02/02/2019 01:04 am True Arkie, I must have been in a Facebook mind set when I wrote that. Report this Post to the Staff
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