Capt Trips Posted February 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2020 I have this for awhile, have no ideas about it, about the size of a dime features von Hindenburg. Dated 1915, And German words on back Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted February 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2020 Dem Eisernen Hindenburg - Das Deutsche Volk (To the Iron Hindenburg - The German People) I think it´s a kind of lapel pin as souvenir for donating money after hammering a nail into a large wooden statue called the Iron Hindenburg in Berlin e.g. For more informations please search the net for "Nail Men" or "Nagelmaenner". (Picture from Wikipedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Trips Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted February 9, 2020 Thanks proud kraut, very interesting. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg Posted February 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2020 Really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS3rd Posted July 5, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks for the information. I have had one of these small medal for years; a friend, German Berliner, gave me one of these back in the 1980s when I was stationed in West Berlin. I vaguely remembered the story behind it; this is a nice reminder of the propaganda that was used buy the Germans in the Great War/First World War. All governments have used propaganda to get their people behind their reasoning for going to war and than staying committed to their county's military effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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