Original German 1935 NATIONAL LABOR DAY COMMEMORATIVE BADGE. (Arbeitstag Abzeichen) Day Badge Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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Original German 1935 NATIONAL LABOR DAY COMMEMORATIVE BADGE. (Arbeitstag Abzeichen) Day Badge Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  A solid struck aluminum badge in the form of a 34mm x 46mm vertical oval. Arching across the top of the badge is “Tag Der Arbeit” (Day Of Labor), underneath of which are three figures – a heavy labourer with an apron and sledgehammer, a planner or supervisor with a rolled paper, and a farm worker with an apron and sheaves of barley. They represent the combined forces of labour, management and farm workers. Underneath the figures is an eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, the wreath partially descending below the limits of the oval, with “19” to one side of it and “35” to the other. The artist/designer’s initials, “RK,” may be seen to the left above the eagle’s outstretched wing. To the reverse is a crimped, horizontal pin back device.  in good but worn condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided.   100% Guaranteed to be authentic from 1935 Brought home by a U.S .Veteran as a trophy of war. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.