Germany. A Female RAD “Arbeitsmaid” Rank Brooch; First Pattern
A third reich period female RAD subsidiary (Deutscher Frauenarbeitsdienst/German Women’s Labour Service) “Arbeitsmaid” rank brooch; constructed of bronze; the obverse depicting a mobile swastika, with six wheat stalks, circumscribed “Arbeit für dein Volk adelt dich selbst” (German - Labour on behalf of the people nobles you) in traditional German script; horizontal pinback - lightly bent but funcitonal; unmarked, but numbered “18121” on the reverse; measuring 43.66 mm in diameter; weighing 13.7 grams; light patina from age; in overall near extremely fine condition.

