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Star of David pin made from a Dutch coin worn to protest the German occupation and persecution of the Jews

Object | Accession Number: 2005.360.1

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Star of David pin made from a Dutch coin worn to protest the German occupation and persecution of the Jews

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Date: use: approximately 1940-1945
Geography: use: Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Classification: Jewelry
Category: Pins (Jewelry)
Object Type: Brooches (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diane P. Burn

Physical Description: Dark yellow colored plastic pin in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David, with a center inlay made from two circular silver coins featuring the engraved left profile of a woman with a braided bun, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. There is black enamel around the image; the letters EN are visible below her neck, the final letters in Nederleden on the original coin. There is a pierced hole in the top point of the star for a safety pin or a suspension ring, if used as a pendant.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
Materials: overall : plastic, silver, enamel paint
Markings: bottom of coin, engraved on both sides : EN
Topical Term: Anti-Nazi movement--Netherlands.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands.
World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories.
Geographic Name: Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Star of David pendant was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Diane Pelham Burn.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2023-06-13 16:15:14
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