File:German medal collection, item 29.jpg

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This is a national war savings badge produced by the English used by the scouting fraternity the swastika was seen as a good luck charm, circa 1914, not a nazi emblem until 1930, and was classed as inappropriate and dropped as an emblem by 1931 .

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German medal collection, item 29
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German medal collection, item 29
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English: It is not known who the medals belonged to, but they are believed to be one man's medals. There are 6 medals in one plastic wallet and a separate Iron Cross. There is an iron medal "In Eiserner Zeit". There is a badge with swastika (English!) which has not been identified and may not be from World War One. Six other badges have been contributed: 3 War Workers, 1 Queen Mary's Needlework Group, 1 Somme [?], 1 white metal 1919 memorial.


Correction: A metal British National Savings Movement lapel badge showing the swastika symbol of the movement, abandoned by the time of World War II.
Credit line Barbara Heap

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English: This is a national war savings badge produced by the English used by the scouting fraternity the swastika was seen as a good luck charm, circa 1914, not a nazi emblem until 1930, and was classed as inappropriate and dropped as an emblem by 1931 . Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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