Overview
- Date
-
use:
approximately 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kevin Williams
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
-
Identifying Artifacts
- Category
-
Badges
- Object Type
-
Badges (lcsh)
- 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
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 donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Kevin Williams.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:40:10
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn12756
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