Storm Trooper shirt pin worn over left breast pocket

Object | Accession Number: 1991.239.3

Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Lapel pins (aat)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Physical Description: Striped grosgrain ribbon in white, black, red, and light blue; small crossed swords pin of gold metal attached to grosgrain at left end
Dimensions: 2.010 x 0.750 in. (5.105 x 1.905 cm.)
Materials: overall : cotton, metal
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The pin was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:07:54
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