Scowen

Nice piece Joe, very unusual.

Thanks for showing us.

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Don

This thread really makes me contemplate going down the stick pin route is Husken the best reference for this area ?

"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.

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Don

Unmarked reverse

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.

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Don

Thanks.

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

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Don

MM

Rev

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

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Don

Reverse

Sorry for the delay inposting, had a lot on my plate lately.

Where's your pix gone Gary?

Here's mine.

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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?

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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.

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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

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Don

rev

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?

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Don

Any evidence of a date in your Mitglied book Don?

Regards,

Pete

Sorry Pete, missed your question when you posted it.

Yes, the book is dated to cover the period Sept 33 until Apr 34

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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.

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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)

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Don

As we now have a new specific youth section, I thought I'd move your thread Jim, hopefully you'll get a reply here.

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Don

I do know the armbands are period as I obtained several from vets back in the 60's. As the standard political armband was worn on the uniform, I would presume the eagle format armband was for wear with civilian clothing. I also have never seen a photo of this armband being worn.

That's good to know Bob, I've often wondered if they were period. I'd love to find a snap of one in wear....

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Don

I've never seen a picture showing one in wear......

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Don

Excellent! Are there only those ten shown or are there more? Perhaps it could solve the mystery over other marks.....

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Don

Just thought I'd add that these are being faked as well, this ones on sale for ?7.95.......

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Don

That's very interesting Andy. Those figures can be understood when you consider the areas forfeited after the First World War, German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Toga, the Cameras, German New Guinea, Samoa, & Kiatchau in China. There were also large communities in South America.

So very large numbers of ethnic Germans were still living in these former colonies, most probably still had reletives living at home in Germany, who would join in support of the lost colonies.

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Don

That's a good question Christian. There were several makers of these badges & it may be a good contender for a thread for our database if the owners are willing to take part. I know of 6 makers:

L

NR or possibly FNR (in a circle)

S (in an oval)

Unmarked without a maker

B (in a circle)

F H B or an H with an F B in it

The only problem is that the marks are nearly alway under the pin & hard to show in a picture.

I've never yet seen one being worn in a picture, but I'm looking

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Don