Name/Title
Ehren-Urkunde for Herr Howard HerzEntry/Object ID
2025.7.97Scope and Content
This vintage German certificate titled Ehren-Urkunde (“Honorary Certificate”) was issued by the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (General German Automobile Club), headquartered in Munich, to commemorate a motorsport achievement. It honors Herr Howard Herz of Plauen for winning the 1. Preis (“first prize”) during the Wolesbergfahrt (“Wolesberg drive”) organized by the Zwickau district on October 14, 1923. He competed in an Aga automobile rated at 5.4 Steuer-PS (a German tax horsepower designation). The certificate features a stylized illustration of a driver holding a steering wheel, framed by laurel leaves—a traditional symbol of victory—and is signed by officials including Reulein and Consee of Munich, affirming the event’s prestige and formal recognition.Collection
Dr. Frederick A. Simeone Founder CollectionLocation
Large Archival Folder
PCF - 02Cabinet
Y17Second Floor
Simeone LibraryCondition
Overall Condition
Very Good