NSDAP Membership Pin M1/72 – Zimmermann

Product Description: This NSDAP Membership Pin M1/72 is an attractive, eye-catching gem. The obverse retains all of the original, high quality enamel finish, with only slight, superficial scratches from wear, and bright original color. The pebbled field behind the lettering is clearly visible through the pristine translucent red enamel. The original silvering is worn off of the metal on the obverse, revealing the golden tones of the Tombak base metal. On the reverse, this party pin is set up with the less commonly encountered buttonhole attachment, for wear on the lapel of a suit jacket. Traces of the original silver finish remain on the protected reverse, and the maker code “M1/72” is present in raised letters, indicating manufacture by the firm of Fritz Zimmermann in Stuttgart. This desirable buttonhole style NSDAP Membership Pin M1/72 has great eye appeal.

Historical Description: The NSDAP Membership Badge (Parteiabzeichen) was worn by all members of the Nazi Party, on the lapel of civilian clothes, or in some cases on uniforms. The origins of the badge date back to the early days of the NSDAP, and there is much variation among the earliest examples, though this was soon standardized into the form of an enamel pin featuring a black swastika on a white roundel, surrounded by the inscription “National-Sozialistische D.A.P.,” the official name of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, within a red enamel border. Beginning in 1934, manufacture of the NSDAP membership pins was controlled by the Reichszeugmeisterei, and the reverses of the badges were marked with the RZM logo and maker codes. At some point after the outbreak of WWII, the manufacture of the fine enamel membership pins ceased, and pins were made of silver finished zinc, with painted rather than enameled decoration. Most NSDAP enamel pins had a soldered pin on the reverse, though they were also available with a flat round fitting that allowed the badge to be worn in a buttonhole. Because so many Germans were members of the NSDAP, millions of these pins were made, though some rare variants and early types are hard to find. Even the most common examples are popular among collectors, because of the historical value as well as the iconic, striking design.

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