A German Womens Labor Service Rank Broach Archive Michigan for passage and departed

Michigan for passage and departed on the 9th

a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "C" (1938) and "D" (1939) with vertical pinback and buttonhole attachment

all on a green wool base

A fine quality uncleaned example

A German Womens Labor Service Rank Broach Archive Michigan for passage and departedExample in bronze, convex, 44mm, for the Rank Arbeitsmaid, numbered 57736, slightly worn, in very fine condition. These badges were worn (on the collar of the blouse) by women of the German Labor Services before the organization merged with the RAD and became the RADwJ ; the border has the script Arbeit fr dein Volk. Adelt dich Selbst. Deutscher Frauenarbeitsdienst. Or translated Work for your People, En noble yourself; German Womens Labor Service.