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Product Description: A beautiful Adolf Hitler Presentation Gold Party Badge with accompanying Gauleiter Book. The Adolf Hitler Presentation Gold Party Badge has a nicely gilded tombak frame retaining nearly 100% of its original gilding. A very small chip can be seen on the enamel on badge’s left side. The reverse is nicely marked with the presentation style “A.H.” and the date “31.1.43”, for January 31, 1943. The dates of the Presentation Gold Party Badge was chosen carefully to coincide with historical events of the Nazi movement, such as the date when Hitler became chancellor, such as this example, or his birthday, 20.4.xx. The Gauleiter booklet was given by “Josef Burckel”, documenting the rise of the party to that point in history. The Adolf Hitler Presentation Golden Party Badge book has light patina and a few small creases. This is a rare opportunity to own a Adolf Hitler Presentation Gold Party Badge with the original Gauleiter Booklet. Photo copied documents of the original owner, as well as his NSDAP membership ID, will be included in the sale.
Historical Description: The NSDAP Membership Badge (Parteiabzeichen) was worn by all members of the Nazi Party, on the lapel of civilian clothes, or in some cases on uniforms. The origins of the badge date back to the early days of the NSDAP, and there is much variation among the earliest examples, though this was soon standardized into the form of an enamel pin featuring a black swastika on a white roundel, surrounded by the inscription “National-Sozialistische D.A.P.,” the official name of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, within a red enamel border. Beginning in 1934, manufacture of the NSDAP membership pins was controlled by the Reichszeugmeisterei, and the reverses of the badges were marked with the RZM logo and maker codes. At some point after the outbreak of WWII, the manufacture of the fine enamel membership pins ceased, and pins were made of silver finished zinc, with painted rather than enameled decoration. Most NSDAP enamel pins had a soldered pin on the reverse, though they were also available with a flat round fitting that allowed the badge to be worn in a buttonhole. Because so many Germans were members of the NSDAP, millions of these pins were made, though some rare variants and early types are hard to find. Even the most common examples are popular among collectors, because of the historical value as well as the iconic, striking design.
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