German Labor Day 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.
1937 May 01
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German Labor Day pin
overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Pin issued in Germany in 1937 to commemorate Labor Day. The national holiday was established by the Nazi government in 1933 and observed on May 1.
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Circular, black, cast metal pin. It has araised center image of nude boy standing on the spread wings of an eagle. Eagle holds in its talons a wreath with a swastika in its center. German text to left and right of boy. Back has pin clasp attached by 2 raised metal guides.