christerd Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi all, anyone know anything about this badge ? Very well made and I suppose it have something to do with Wilhelm ? Best regards from sweden Christer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi Christer, no, not Wilhelm, but Friedrich Ludwig It is a participants badge or a honoring badge of a county gymnastics event in 1897 in Reichenberg in Bohemia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberec The four F's in the center are from the "Deutscher Turnerbund": http://de.wikipedia....cher_Turnerbund The illustrated man is Friedrich Ludwig Jahn: http://en.wikipedia....ich_Ludwig_Jahn Uwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) like Uwe said: its the father of gymnastics, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (Frisch - Fromm - Fröhlich - Frei) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Ludwig_Jahn Edited March 7, 2010 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerd Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) like Uwe said: its the father of gymnastics, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (Frisch - Fromm - Fröhlich - Frei) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Ludwig_Jahn Aha ! 1000 Thanks Uwe and Naxos Christer Edited March 7, 2010 by christerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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