Germany has one of the largest Amateur Radio populations in Europe. If you’re looking for a way to incentivize making more QSOs with DLs then the European Ros Club has something for you. The ERC issues the DL Grid Award to Amateur Radio operators who work German stations in at least 5 different Maidenhead Gridsquares.
Additional certificates can be had by working more grids within Germany. A grand total of 8 awards are possible. The top level award requires 39 grids. But you can chase even more than that by chasing the same grids on any single band between 160M and 6M.
The Grid DL certificate includes a German flag overlaying the outline map of the unified country. A photo from some location in Germany varies depending upon the number of grids. A map with Maidenhead Gridsquares wraps up the background image.
To apply for the Grid DL Award, and all other ERC awards, you must install the UltimateAAC application on a Windows machine. That application scans your WSJT-X ADIF log file, or any ADIF log file you specify. It will then inform you when you’ve qualified for the award at various levels. ERC issues the award in digital form only (JPG or PDF) with no printing or shipping costs. In fact, the award is completely free, like all of their other awards.