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Pin commemorating the 700th anniversary of the city of Gera, Germany
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Pin commemorating the 700th anniversary in 1937 of the city of Gera, in the German state of Thuringen. The symbol of a shield with a lion holding up a swastika was created for Thuringen by the Nazi regime.
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- Title: Pin commemorating the 700th anniversary of the city of Gera, Germany
- Provenance: The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
- Subject Keywords: Germany--Social life and customs--20th century. Nazi propaganda--Germany.
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: U-shaped pin of red colored compressed paper called Lederplastik. At the top is text followed by a swastika. In the center is an impressed scene with several buildings. Imposed over the image of a building in the lower left is a raised shield with a rampant lion at center. The shield extends beyond the edge of the pin. Border has a raised design of oak leaves. A pin clasp is glued on back, with German text stamped above and below.
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