German Tag der Arbeit [Labor Day] pin
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The German Labor Day pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
1935 May 01
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German Tag der Arbeit [Labor Day] pin
overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Pin issued in Germany in 1935 to commemorate Labor Day, May 1. The holiday was established in 1933 by the Nazi government.
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Oval, silver colored, cast metal pin. There is a raised design with 3 men: man on left has hammer on shoulder, man in center holds a scroll, man on right holds a sheaf of wheat. Near the bottom edge, a raised image of an eagle holding in its claws a wreath with a swastika in its center. The wreath extends below edge of oval. The top border has German text; bottom has the date. The back has a pin clasp attached to the center by a raised metal guide, witha maker's mark in the lower center.