Overview
- Date
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use:
1941-1944
- Geography
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use:
Kovno ghetto (historic);
Kaunas (Lithuania)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Star of David badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Circular metal disc with a small v-shaped notch cut in the edge. The front has a painted blue Star of David superimposed over a black painted letter "G", bordered by a gold-colored painted band. There is a small circular perforation in metal along the lower edge of the "G."
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-14 12:54:09
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn10089
Also in Kovno ghetto collection
The collection consists of artifacts, drawings, documents, and scrip relating to life in the Kovno (Kaunus) ghetto in Lithuania before and during the Holocaust.
Date: 1941
Pass from the Kovno ghetto
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Pass from the Kovno ghetto
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Pass from the Kovno ghetto
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Pass from the Kovno ghetto
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Permit
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Ticket
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Permit from the Kovno ghetto
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Notes
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Permit
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10252
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Pass from the Kovno ghetto
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