Winter Relief Agency of the German People donation badge
Extent and Medium
overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Creator(s)
- Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes (Distributor)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the University of Mary Washington Galleries.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the University of Mary Washington Galleries
Scope and Content
Pin of the Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes [Winter Relief Agency of the German People], a public charity fundraising organization established in Germany by the Nazi Party in 1933. In addition to fundraising, the organization was used by the Nazi regime to promote Volksgemeinschaft, a sense of community among the German people.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular, silver-colored, stamped metal pin. There is an impressed design at center of an eagle colored with black ink. Impressed at the top is a circle with short rays, colored with red ink, with raised numbers in silver in center. There are impressed numbers to the left and right of the circle, colored with black ink. Impressed at bottom, small German text, colored with black ink. Back has a spring pin.
Subjects
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Popular culture--Germany--20th century.
- Charities--Germany--20th century.
- Charity -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object