Fritz Eitel's Grouping

Fritz Eitel's grouping remains one of the best and most complete set of medals and documents related to the trio of esteemed badges - The Coburg Badge, The Blood Order, and the Golden Party Badge. We reported in March 2016 about the Coburg Badge group which comprise of photographs and documents. It seems that more of Eitel's stuff have surfaced, of which the Blood Order and Golden Party badge were split and sold by another dealer. It is also said that a  beer stein dedicated to Eitel was also split and sold separately. The beer stein was sold with a hammer price of US$1400 in August 2016 and now for sale elsewhere for US$2500!

Interesting Coburg Plate - Erich Probst

This unusual Coburg Badge related plate recently surfaced in a small German auction house and was sold with a hammer price of 260 euros. It was said to be made by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Germany. The plate measures 23.5cm. It is still not known about the association of Erich Probst with this plate. It has an unsual colour scheme with this colour combination never seen in association with Coburg related memorabilia except for the lead window.

First Pattern Coburg Badge

This first pattern Coburg Badge recently surfaced in January this year and exhibits most features that you would see in a first pattern piece, including the very thin pin. No reverse photos are available. Some details on the top including those of the castle are faint but this could be due to the quality of the photograph. Still a nice badge altogether.

Second Pattern Coburg Badge

Here's another second pattern of the Coburg Badge which surfaced in 2011 and was sold by a German dealer. Not the wider than usual pin on the reverse which is different from the usual replacement being used. This wider pin also has a blunt tip and with a nice line in the centre of the pin. The rest of the features are textbook. Courtesy of der-hase-fee.