Pair* NSDAP Wiedersehensfeier der Alten Parteigenossen Hattingen Ruhr 15.-17. Juni 1935 ‘Tinnie’ & German / Third Reich day badge 1936. N 168. Pair* NSDAP Wiedersehensfeier der Alten Parteigenossen Hattingen Ruhr 15.-17. Juni 1935 ‘Tinnie’ & German / Third Reich day badge 1936. N 168. Antiques & Militaria

Tinnie" is the common term for a commemorative medal made from a non-precious metal such as zinc or tin (or even plastic) and with provisions for being attached to a garment and displayed while worn. The Nazi Government issued many different tinnies to commemorate various occasions.Shield shaped tin with a raised relief of a folded-winged eagle perched on a swastika. The tin reads “WIEDERSEHENSFEIER DER ALTEN PARTEIGENOSSEN” above the eagle with “HATTINGEN RUHR 15. 17 JUNI 1935.” There is a riband across the bottom with “GAUWESTFALENSUD.” In English “REUNION GATHERING OF OLD PARTY MEMBERS AT HATTINGEN RUHR 15-17 JUNE 1935” and the riband reads “GAU, SOUTH WESTPHALIA.”. In excellent condition with pin intact. German / Third Reich day badge 1936. Day badges were introduced in 1933, the NSDAP declared May 1st the “Day of National Work” as an official state holiday to celebrate labourers and the working classes. The Nazis sought to gain support of workers by declaring May Day, a day celebrated by organized labour, to be a paid holiday and held celebrations on 1 May 1933 to honour German workers. The Nazis stressed that Germany must honour its workers. Hitler often praised the virtues of labor, declaring in Völkischer Beobachter that "I only acknowledge one nobility—that of labour." It is constructed out of a die struck aluminium-alloy base that has been silver washed. The round shaped obverse depicts an old style plow, riveting hammer and downward pointing broad sword behind a German national eagle and reads “1. Mai 1936”. It is maker marked to the rear ‘PSL’ within a circle. The price is for the pair (two) badges and includes UK delivery. N 168.