Fest der Jugend [Festival of Youth] pin
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The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
1933 June
irn517401
Fest der Jugend [Festival of Youth] pin
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
German pin commemorating a youth festival held by the Hitler Youth in 1933.
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Oval, brass-colored, metal pin. Front has an embossed design of a male figure, standing with feet apart, holding a flag on a pole. Behind him, on both sides, is a row of human figures and flags on poles. The lower section has a design with a swastika in center. The border forms an arch around the central design and has embossed German text. Back has a sharp pin curved out and under at one end where it is attached by solder. Sharp end of pin extends beyond bottom edge.