Kronenkreuz crucifix stickpin of the Inner Mission charity
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Creator(s)
- Michael Hausler (Distributor)
Biographical History
[Social Welfare Organisation of the Protestant Church in Germany] The Diaconia is the social welfare organisation of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD). It includes the regional social welfare services of the 20 EKD member churches, diaconal associations of other Protestant denominations, and approximately 80 specialist organisations working in different fields of social care, health care and education. The Inner Mission was their major charity organization in the 1930s. Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and under the Nazi regime, the fundraising activities were limited to an annual Volkstag der Innere Mission [National Day of Inner Mission.] After the end of World War II, the relief organisation Hilfswerk der EKD, was founded to attract foreign aid and promote ecumenical contacts to fight famine, support exiles and refugees, and overcome unemployment. In 1975, Innere Mission and Hilfswerk united to become Diakonisches Werk der EKD.
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by the Archiv des Diakonischen Werkes der Evangelischen Kirche Deutschlands, Berlin.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Archiv des Diakonischen Werkes der Evangelischen Kirche Deutschlands
Scope and Content
Crowned cross [Rosenkreiz] crucifix pin given by the Central-Ausschuss fur Innere Mission [Central Committee for Inner Mission of the Protestant Church of Germany] to people who donated to their charity organization, the Inner Mission. The Nazi regime, which governed Germany from 1933-1945, limited the church's fundraising activities to an annual Volkstag der Innere Mission [National Day of Inner Mission]. The pin shows the Kronenkreuz (crowned cross), the official sign of the Inner Mission.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver-colored metal pin shaped as the outline of a Kronenkreuz [crowned cross]; the crown is formed by placing, on each side of the vertical cross section, an outlined arch form with the base on the horizontal cross bar and the top on the vertical cross bar. There is embossed text on a black/purple background on the upright post, the transverse piece, and the curved sides. A gold straight pin is attached to the back.
Subjects
- Church and state--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Protestant churches--Germany--History--20th century.
- National socialism and religion.
- Church charities--Germany.
- Inner missions--Germany--History--20th century.
Genre
- Object
- Jewelry