DAF Exemplary Factory Winner Flag

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This is a rare example of a factory flag Winner of Exemplary service comptition. On August 29TH 1936 Hitler announced an annual national competition for factories and businesses to compete for award of the newly established DAF Exemplary Factory flag. Criteria for award of the flag consisted of maintaining social order within the factory, raising productivity and living standards, observing the NSDAP’s policies on marriage and family life and obtaining goals as laid out in the four year economic plan. Award of the flag was accompanied by a scripted plaque to be displayed at the winning factory/business, an award document and award of the DAF Golden Honor Pin to the factory/business leader. This one is a beauty large, dual side, multi-piece, printed, wool bunting construction flag is roughly 88" x 108". Flag features a red base field with a central, fourteen toothed, golden yellow DAF cogwheel emblem with narrow inner and outer border trim encompassing a white circular field with central black canted swastika with black and white outer borders. All four outer edges of the flag have a golden yellow trim stripe. Fly edge has reinforcement stitching. Hoist edge has a tunnel looped suspension rope with small loop at top corner. The flag shows light usage and soil. There are a couple wee pulls but no holes I can see.