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Nice find Robert, I know very little about these. Cheers Don

Thanks Robert. I've no real idea what it's for, an Ehrennadel is just an honour needle (or pin). I assume it's either for a distinguished member of the Th?ringen D.Sch.V or perhaps a prize in a competition, but I don't know. Cheers Don

Thank you Gentlemen. I forgot to say that it's 27mm across, so a tad larger than a party badge. Joe, I hadn't thought of that, I'll put it up for William on GDC as I don't think he comes here. Cheers Don

Reverse unmarked except for the usual on the pin plate.

Here's something unusual that came in this week. Cheers Don

This is why I love these forums....... We have all learned something today. Thanks to Rosenberg for clarifying the name & to Joe for digging out another example Cheers Don

Interesting badge Robert. I think that we could also do with some help from our German members here as I've never seen a Redo badge with the name Saarlouis, it's usually Saarlautern. I don't know if this is also an acceptable name. Cheers Don

Nice piece Joe, very unusual. Thanks for showing us. Cheers Don

"Heering - H?sken, Katalog der Abzeichen deutscher Organisationen 1871-1945" covers virtually all enamel & organisational badges (not just stickpins but pinbacks as well) between the dates in it's title. There are approx 4700 black & white illustrations in it & is really the only current work devoted solely to this area. Cone's "One People, One Reich - Enameled Organizational Badges of Germany 1918-1945" only covers some 130 badges but does show reverses. However, on the down side, we must remember that H?sken is actually their catalogue/price guide. As with any work, there are disputed items in it & others missing, & only obverse images are shown, no reverses. Used side by side with Cone (which also has errors) you would have the perfect start to researching these fascinating items. Cheers Don

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Time to wake this thread again I think Here's a nice early Kampfbund f?r deutsche Kultur (KfdK) pin. This organisation was only in existance between 1929 - 1934. Cheers Don

Thanks. Yes it's aluminium, I also have a DRK still wrapped in it's tissue, that one has never been fully unwrapped...... Cheers Don

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Here's one I've had for a while M4/46 with tag. Also came wrapped in it's tissue but I forgot to take a pic of the Cheers Don

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Sorry for the delay inposting, had a lot on my plate lately. Where's your pix gone Gary? Here's mine. Cheers Don

Very nice Gentlemen. I alas do not have any of these in my collection, just haven't been at the right place at the right time I guess. Any more to see? Cheers Don

Gordon, Here's a rough description about the medal based on Chris's & David Littlejohns books: It's a NSB Commemorative medallion, instituted in the autumn of 1940 by Anton Mussert for all those who had been interned in May 1940 by the Dutch authorities for political activities. You may notice the roses, thorns & broken chains on the obverse. The thorns were meant to represent suffering, the roses the chastening effect of that suffering & the broken chains liberation. The writing around the top of the obverse translates as "Fateful union 10-14 May 1940". The wording around the edge of the reverse says "Dutchmen & Germans allied for the future". Across the centre "By destiny drawn together, united in danger" A hard piece to find & I'm extremely happy to have done so. Colourwise, it's closer to my scan as it's a very dark bronze with a green hued finish added to it. Cheers Don

Sorry Pete, had to buy the whole shebang to get one item I only wanted the NSB Commemorative medallion As rare as hens teeth..... Thanks for the translation Kevin Cheers Don

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Apologies if this is the wrong area for such things, please delete if so. This coin came in with a buch of tinnies I picked up. It appears to be a fund raising coin for the party coffers. Anyone know anything about it? Cheers Don

Sorry Pete, missed your question when you posted it. Yes, the book is dated to cover the period Sept 33 until Apr 34 Cheers Don

Thanks Robert, I hope that it will be a success, as you can see I've added a couple of more. I'm holding off on the Frauenschaft at the moment as I'm not sure how to tackle them, there are so many variations as well as makers. However once I've thought it through we'll do them as well. Cheers Don

With Robert's permision, I've changed the name of this thread to encompass the various names this organisation took. While I'm here I'll also add an explanation of those abbreviations for anyone who doesn't know this group of badges. This/these organisation(s) were concerned with workers who had suffered industrial injuries or accidents. Originally known by the name Nationalsozialisticher Reichsverband der deutschen Arbeitsopfer (National Socialist Association for Work Victims), it was soon redsignated to Gesamtverband Arbeitsopfer (United Association of Work Victims). It then changed it's name once more, this time to Gesamtverband deutscher Arbeitsopfer (United Association of German Work Victims), then finally to Deutscher Arbeitsopfer Versorgung (German Work Victims Welfare) Cheers Don