Merit plaque of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
The merit plaque of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe was awarded to particularly well-deserved military service conductors during the Second World War . The conductors were recruited from the Reich Labor Service of Female Youth (RADwJ) and made compulsory not only in Berlin , but also in many other German cities. Whether there was also a certificate for the badge is disputed, but what is certain is that it was sent with a standardized form from the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) . The number of plaques awarded is also unknown, as many files were lost in the turmoil of the last years of the war. However, due to the limited number of people entitled to lend it, it has demonstrably been issued only to a limited extent and has therefore become a coveted collector's item.
description
The semi-hollow plaque is not wearable, made of zinc and silver-plated. The shape is oval with a round, openwork frame in four places. In the middle is the Berlin coat of arms above the abbreviation BVG, on the left and right of the frame are long swords wrapped in oak leaves with the point pointing upwards. The inscriptions read: top inscription in the frame, the shape of the circle bent down to the left: REICHSKRIEGSHILFSDIENST , one line below: IN DER REICHSHAUPTSTADT , at the bottom: BERLINER VERKEHRSBETRIEBE (BVG) .
Dates and dimensions
- Height: 87.0 millimeters
- Width: 89.4 millimeters
- Weight: 103 grams