Pin commemorating 700th anniversary of the city of Gera, Germany
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The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
1937 August 21-1937 August 29
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Pin commemorating 700th anniversary of the city of Gera, Germany
overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Pin commemorating the 700th anniversary in 1937 of the city of Gera, in the German state of Thuringen. The symbol of a shield with a lion holding up a swastika was created for Thuringen by the Nazi regime.
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U-shaped pin of red colored compressed paper called Lederplastik. At the top is text followed by a swastika. In the center is an impressed scene with several buildings. Imposed over the image of a building in the lower left is a raised shield with a rampant lion at center. The shield extends beyond the edge of the pin. Border has a raised design of oak leaves. A pin clasp is glued on back, with German text stamped above and below.