Swastika shaped pin commemorating the reintegration of the Saarland with Nazi Germany
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The Saar commemorative pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Nancy Fox.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nancy Fox
Scope and Content
Pin created to commemorate the March 1, 1935, reintegration of the Saar region into Nazi Germany. This German industrial region on the border with France and Luxembourg had been removed from German control and placed under a fifteen year League of Nations mandate by the Treaty of Versailles following the end of World War I. The French controlled the coal mining operations as part of the reparations owed by Germany under the treaty. On January 1, 1935, there was a plebiscite to determine the future of the country and an overwhelming ninety percent of the population voted to reunite with Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small, copper colored metal pin in the shape of a swastika; attached to the center is a silver colored metal cutout in the shape of the Saar region with the word, SAAR, embossed diagonally within the center. The numerical day and month are embossed in the upper right and lower left arms of the swastika. A vertical spring tension pin is soldered on the reverse.
Subjects
- Plebiscite--Germany--Saarland.
- National socialism--Germany--Saarland.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Saarland (Germany)--Politics and government--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Jewelry