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Jewish police badge from Sosnowiec, Poland

Object | Accession Number: 1992.58.1
1992.58.1 front Jewish police badge from Sosnowiec, Poland Click to enlarge

Badge; Jewish Police from Sosnowiec, brass hexagonal plate, painted blue around the edges, in the middle engraved Star of David, and "Alt Sosn" with letters, "O,R,S," on the arms of the star, engravings painted blue; around the edge etched, in German, "Ordnungsdienst," and in Polish, "Sluzba Porzadkowa"(Order Police).

Geography
issue: Sosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
Language
German
Polish
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Badges
Object Type
Badges (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joram Kagan

About This Object

Physical Description
Badge; Jewish Police from Sosnowiec, brass hexagonal plate, painted blue around the edges, in the middle engraved Star of David, and "Alt Sosn" with letters, "O,R,S," on the arms of the star, engravings painted blue; around the edge etched, in German, "Ordnungsdienst," and in Polish, "Sluzba Porzadkowa"(Order Police).
Dimensions
overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, paint

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Joram Kagan.

Rights and Restrictions

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

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-31 09:54:32
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100 zloty silver coin from Poland honoring Janusz Korczak

100 zloty silver coin from Poland honoring Janusz Korczak

Object

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