constanius Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 This Badge for 1934 has a striking design, Hammer & Sickle, Eagle, Swastika. Brass 36mm. Makers name on the reverse, cannot fully decipher it. Could be moerstein? Comes under "German Third Reich Tinnie Pin Badges" A diferrent medal was produced for each year. Tag Der Arbeit = Day of work or "Labour Day" 1933 May 1st: The German Government turned International Labour Day (May Day) into "Day of National Labour" or National Labour Day and gave workers a yearly May Day holiday. 1933 May 2nd: All trade union offices were occupied, all unions incorporated into new German Labour Front (DAF). This was part of the moves to consolidate all power into the hands of Hitler & the Nazi Party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 That's one scary badge. The disembodied head with blank eyes, in between the hammer and sickle, which seem in this arrangement like instruments of torture... A rather twisted take on Communist iconography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 The hair-style is also pretty scary. But it is a striking 30's design and to see the hammer & sickle combined with the swastika is unusual. The communist hammer & sickle were symbols of international workers unity and to partner them with the german national eagle & swastika was pure propaganda. You are right, a very scary medal which seems to embody the face of fascism. " Lest we forget" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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