Souvenir coin with a swastika and Star of David
Extent and Medium
overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
Creator(s)
- Der Angriff (Issuer)
Archival History
The commemorative coin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Ira Rezik.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ira Rezak
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Promotional coin issued by the nationalist German newspaper, Der Angriff. The coin was struck in 1934 to memorialize the journey of Baron von Mildenstein, a Nazi party member, to Palestine. The trip resulted in a pro-Zionist report encouraging Jewish emigration to Palestine and elsewhere, published in Der Angriff. It is embossed with the text, Ein Nazi fahrt nach Palastina, [A Nazi goes to Palestine] which is also the title of a book published by the Nazi Party in 1934.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, bronze colored metal coin with a smooth edge and an embossed design on the front of a Star of David encircled by German text, with a raised rim. The back features an embossed swastika with 3 lines of German text below within a circle with a raised border next to the raised rim. The printer's name is embossed in small print along the lower edge.
Subjects
- National socialism--Press coverage--Palestine.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History.
- Zionism--Germany.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object