Nazi Party Congress pin from a rally in Weimar
Extent and Medium
overall: | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Diameter: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
Archival History
The Nazi Party pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Commemorative pin from a Nazi Party rally in Weimar, Germany, in July 1936. The rally marked the tenth anniversary of a Nazi Party Congress in Weimar in 1926. Before the Nazi Party came to national power in 1933, it held annual congresses such as the one in Weimar.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, bronze-colored, metal pin with an embossed design at center: a banner on a pole with a swastika with German text above and below. At the top of the banner is a Reischsadler, an eagle holding in its talons a wreath with a swastika in its center, with numbers on either side.. Around the border is embossed German text interrupted by eagles. Back has embossed text at upper border and a pin clasp attached by solder.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party
Subjects
- Nazi propaganda--Germany.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts