Hitler Youth Tinnie 1938

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Hitlerjugend Abzeichen 1939. Likely this would have been worn by HJ members trying to get monetary contributions, as opposed to the round paper tinnie that would have been worn by contributors. It is constructed out of a die stamped steel base that has been bronze washed. The shield shaped obverse features a centrally placed Hitler Youth emblem on the chest of an HJ eagle, which is on top of two strips of acorn and oak leaf clusters and above “1938”. The hollow back reverse features a horizontally soldered on steel pin assembly that remains in well working condition. It measures 7/8 of an inch wide by 1 3/8 inches tall. A rarer example!