Labour Service Sports Badge.

 

Labour Service Sports Badge.

Instituted on

Rarity – Rare.

Known Makers - Unmarked

 

 

 

Labour Service Sports Badge - Obvesrse.

 

 

Labour Service Sports Badge - Reverse.

 

The Dutch Labour Service had its own Sports Badge which, to be retained, had to be competed for annually. It is in the form of a shield measuring 33mm by 39mm, which shows the badge of the Labour Service, a spade between ears of barley and the motto “Ick dien” I Serve. To this is added an “S” on the spade. It is in one class only, silver, which in fact is natural coloured white metal. It was worn on the left breast pocket of the Labour Service uniform.

 



 

Labour Service Sports Badge in wear.

 

 

A half size miniature on a maroon coloured ribbon could be worn on a medal ribbon bar with other miniature decorations.

 

Labour Service Sports Badge minature - Obverse.

 

 

Labour Service Sports Badge miniature reverse.

 

 Labour Service Sports Badge - Citation.

 Patrick Huijs

 

Almekinders -Willem Abraham - leader Labour Service with miniature labour service medal.

 

 

Dutch Labour Service members badge.

 

Dutch Labour Service members badge - Reverse.

 

“Serve and Endure” Badge.

“Serve and Endure” Badge.

 

Instituted on.
Rarity – Rare.
Known Makers - Unmarked

 

“Serve and Endure” Badge - Obvesrse.

 

 “Serve and Endure” Badge - Reverse.

 

“Serve and Endure” Badge - Reverse - No  NOT STRUCK.

 

Possibly instituted about the same time as the “Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour, the “Serve and Endure” Badge was given to female Party members only. It was necessary to have been in the Party for at least five years before an award of this badge could be made. No definite requirements were laid down only the general directive that it would be given “for outstanding acts of devotion to the Party”. It is similar in size 22mm and appearance to the “Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour. It shows the N.S.B. member’s badge in coloured enamel above gilt “wolf hook”. The background to this is black. The surround is red and has, in gilt, the words, “Dienen en Volharden” – Serve and Endure. The reverse is numbered. Some example, very rarely found is unnumbered. The reason is not known, but could be those pieces given to non Party members who had contributed to the well-being of the Party’s cause

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour.

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour.

Instituted on. December 1941.

Rarity – Rare.
Known Makers – Unmarked

 

 

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour" Badge - Obverse.

 

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour" Badge - Reverse.

 

 



 

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour Badge - Reverse.- Stambock No 29604 - No 1499.

In commemoration of the 10^th anniversary of the foundation of the N.S.B. , Mussert instituted in December 1941, a Dutch equivalent of the German “Blood Order” to reward Party members who had “made personal or material sacrifices on behalf of the N.S.B.”. the badge is 22mm in diameter. in the center , in coloured enamel, is the N.S.B. membership badge above a gilt “Wolf hook”, the background is black. On the surround, which is gilt, is “Strijd Offer” – Combat Sacrifice – above a semi-circle of oak leaves. The whole badge is finely executed in coloured enamel. It was necessary to have been a member of the N.S.B. for at least five years before an award of this badge could be made. It could be worn either on the left lapel of civilian clothes or on the left breast pocket of the uniform. The reverse of the badge is numbered with both an individual badge number and the “Stamboek” number of the recipient. In some cases only the badge number is applied.

 

 

 “Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour- Citation.

 

 

“Combat Sacrifice” Badge of Honour in wear.

 

 

The Mussert Cross.

The Mussert Cross.

Instituted on

Rarity –Rare.
Known Makers - Unmarked

The Mussert Cross - Obverse.

The Mussert Cross - Reverse.

Mussert Cross - 3 Examples - Obverse.

Mussert Cross - 3 Examples - Close up - Obverse.

 Mussert Cross - 3 Examples - Obverse.





Mussert Cross - 3 Examples - Close up - Reverse.

The Mussert Cross - Ribbon bar.



This award takes the form of a Bath cross, arms widening with shallower V ends with a large central medallion. It measures 38 mm across. Following the outer edge of the arms of the cross is a 2mm line of opaque black enamel. The inner field that is formed on each arm is in filled with translucent dark red enamel that shows under lay stippling. The central medallion is of off white opaque enamel, measures 20 mm and is slightly convexed. This has the Wolf Hook emblem superimposed upon a swastika. Beneath is a half wreath of oak leaves. Through the quarters of the arms of the cross are placed swords. From the V off the upper arm of the cross is a finial through which is placed the ribbon ring.

The reverse takes the same design as the obverse save that the central medallion has a 2.5 mm tramline into which in the upper area is the inscription in capital letters Hou en Trou which translates to steady and True. Around the lower half are 6 oak leaves. All the metal parts are in gilt.

The ribbon is in the Dutch National colours and is sky-blue with a central orange stripe on a white background. It was presented in a maroon oblong card box along with a ribbon bar with gilt crossed swords.  Examples of the cross have been encountered with the swords not present. Together with the fact that the ribbon bar is with swords has given rise to the speculation that there possibly is a class without swords.

Anton Mussert instituted this award in his own name in the spring of 1942.  It was to recognise the bravery of Dutch volunteers serving with the Germans on the Russian front. Permission to award the cross was not sort of Hitler and thus the award could not be worn on German uniform, but of course it could be worn in Holland on any NSB or related uniform.

Anton Mussert.

Resistance

Officials discovering The Mussert Cross after the

War

W.A. Sports Badge

W.A. Sports Badge. Silver, Gold.

Instituted on - 13 September 1941

Rarity – Rare, Rare.
Known Makers - Always Unmarked.

 

W.A. Sports Badge -  Silver - Obverse.



 

W.A. Sports Badge -  Silver - Reverse.

The badge consists of a wreath of laurel leaves secured at the base by a three-line tie. It measures 53mm high and 52 mm wide.   Across the centre of the wreath is a Wolf Hook the emblem of the WA. It is finished in silver or gold. It was instituted in 1941 and it was first awarded on 13^th September 1941.

The reverse shows the impression of the obverse and has a square hinge at the top through which a 2mm wire pin that has a rounded upper surface and flat base passes. There is a “C” catch at the base.

The Badge was accompanied by a book that outlined the qualifications that were required to qualify for the Badge.

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Book.

 

The award was taken in 4 Groups,

 

Group 1 18 to 30 Year Olds.

Group 2 30 to 35 Year Olds.

Group 3 35 to 40 Year Olds.

Group 4 40 to 45 Year Olds.

 

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Book - Page 1. 

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Book - Page 4.

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Book - Page 6.

 

 

 

W.A. Sports Badge in wear.

 

 

 

FAKE BADGE.

 

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Obverse - Fake.

 

W.A. Sports Badge - Revers - Fake.

 

 

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge.

NSB Five Years Service Badge.

Instituted on

Rarity –Rare.
Known Makers - Always Unmarked

 

 

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge - Obverse.

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge - Reverse. 7474 - Marrikia  Del Baere .

 

This award comprises of a triangle measuring 18 mm by 21 mm and has the standard membership badge of the NSB at its centre.  In this case, the membership badge itself measures 14 mm by 15 mm.  The badge is halved by a thin line and a small shield with similar outline is positioned with its point at the bottom.  This shield is segmented by three equal horizontal lines and on to the centre is superimposed the rampant lion of the Netherlands.  The fields of the shield are filled with translucent orange enamel, opaque white enamel and opaque dark blue enamel.  In the points of the triangle are the metal capital letters, 'NSB'.  The halves of the shield are filled with opaque black and translucent red enamels.  The outer edge of the badge has a fine raised line and a recessed field with an inner border bounded by the enamelled membership badge.  The recessed field has at its upper tip a small, raised '5' and on its two sides eight sprigs of double oak leaves, placed tip on stalk, surmounted by a single leaf.  Across the bottom in raised capital letters, is the inscription, 'HOU EN TROU', which translates to, Honour and Loyalty or Steady and True.  The metal parts of the badge are fire gilded.

The reverse of the badge is flat with a circular plate, through which is placed the shank of a long needle pin.  It has also been suggested that the female form of the badge was mounted on a brooch bar.  However, the actual piece used for the description belonged to a female member of the party, Marrikia Del Baere.  A number is stamped into the badge and it is assumed that this is the number of the award as opposed to the Stamboek or membership number of the recipient.

This badge was issued for five years membership in the NSB and was known as the Vijfjarenteken, Five Year Badge, or the Hou En Trou Badge and was given to those who had held membership for the period of time and upheld the party's principles.

It is unusual to be able to give provenance to such badges but, in this case, the recipient gave me the badge and her details on a dated letter.  Marrikia Prins was born on 25 September 1896 in Hamburg.  She married Dr. Louis J. Del Baere and they lived in the Dutch East Indies.  They returned to Holland where they were concerned at the communist and anarchist threat.  They had joined the NSB in 1934 and were high ranking, active members, being personal friends of Marinus Rost van Tonningen.  In the war, Dr. Del Baere joined the Waffen-SS and saw service on the eastern front.  Incidentally, he persuaded his nephew, Johannes Nicolaas Munk who joined on 28 May 1942, to serve alongside him.  The recipient worked on NSB literature during the war, with the outcome that her husband was imprisoned for three years and she was imprisoned for one and a half years at the end of the war.

 

 

NSB Members Badge - Obverse.

 

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge with NSB Members Badge.

NSB Five Years Service Badge in Group wear.



 

 

Cornelis de Konig - Stamboeknummer 86594.

 

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland. Cornelis de Konig - Stamboeknummer 86594.

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Page 1.

 

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Page 21.

 

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Page 22 .

 

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Page 28.

 

 

ZAKBOEKJE Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Page 31.

 



 

Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Lidmaatschapskaart  1943 - 44.

 

 

Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Lidmaatschapskaart  1943 - 44 - Page 2 .

 

 

 

Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - Lidmaatschapskaart  1943 - 44 - Page 3.

 



 

 

Nationaal - Socialistische Beweging in Nederland - BENOEMING.

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge Recipients.

 

NAME	FIRST NAME	Rank	Stambock Number	Award Number
Boawinkel	Johan		16657
Del Baere	Marrikia			7474
De Koning	Cornelis		86594	23042
Roswinkel	Johan  G.		16657
Nouwt	Geertrudis (Trudis)		38139
Seepers	A.S.		62656	12482
Enklaar	Karel Alexander		6473	941
Dasselaar	Bernhard Caspar		67022	13883
de Jong	Ferdinand		65264	13183
Meeuwsen	Bernhard Johannes		22811	3822
Fischer	Hendrikus Johannes		5005	20794
Nestra	Tjitze		55616	10747

  Fakes.

 

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge - Obverse - Fake.

 

 



NSB Five Years Service Badge - Obverse - 4 - Fakes.

 

 

NSB Five Years Service Badge - Revers - 4 - Fakes.