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Silver Reichsadler flagpole ornament that was removed from a flagpole

Object | Accession Number: 2000.510.2
2000.510.2 front Silver Reichsadler flagpole ornament that was removed from a flagpole Click to enlarge

Nazi flagpole finial taken from its pole in Luxembourg. It features a Reichsadler, an Imperial eagle with outstretched wings, holding in its talons a wreath with a swastika.

Date
use:  approximately 1939-1945
found:  1945
Geography
found: Eschdorf (Luxembourg)
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Flags
Object Type
Finials (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bob Geiger

About This Object

Physical Description
Silver colored base metal flagpole ornament in the shape of an eagle with spread wings perched on a wreath with a cut out of a black painted swastika in the center. It was broken off from the ferrule, the ring where it was attached to the pole.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
Materials
overall : metal

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The flagpole ornament was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Bob Geiger.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-09-09 13:22:56
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