National Socialist Frauenschaft [Women's Union] badge

Object | Accession Number: 1998.58.3

Date: use: approximately 1933-1945
Language: German
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Badges (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kevin Williams

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Physical Description: Inverted triangular shape; recto: black field with white cross; upper edge, painted text in gold, "NAT. SOZ. FRAUENSCHAFT"; center, red swastika flanked by gold letters, "G" and "H"; bottom, gold letter, "L"; verso: raised markings, "RZ/M" and "M1/13"
Dimensions: overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
Materials: overall : metal, enamel
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Kevin Williams.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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Date: 1933-1945

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