Circular, silver colored, cast metal pin. There is a raised image of a plow, a hammer, and a sword, with an eagle holding in its claws a wreath with a swastika in its center. Upper left, raised German text. Lower left, 2 very small, raised letters. Back has pin clasp attached by 2 raised, metal guides, and text lower center.
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The May Day pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
overall: | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm)
Pin issued in Germany on May 1, 1936, commemorating May Day. In 1933, the Nazi government established the holiday as a day honoring labor.
German May Day pin from 1936