Nazi labor service badge

Identifier
irn11750
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.75.24
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)

Archival History

The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Mark Esterman.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Esterman. These publications were obtained in Germany in 1935 by Benjamin and Sophie Esterman, American citizens who were traveling in Europe, and visited Germany in order to see for themselves and to inform others where Nazism was going. They are donated in the same spirit to the Holocaust Museum by the children of Benjamin and Sophie Esterman and their families; to bear witness and to warn of the cruelty and danger of bigotry, racial prejudice, and hatred.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

triangular; copper alloy; recto apex of triangle, bears raised image of swastika; lower edge bears three raised surfaces framing inscribed text, "ARBEITSSCHLACHT/GAU BAYR./OSTMARK"; verso: safety pin soldered horizontally to badge

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.