Any info on this pin will be appreciated

[SADolch]

Picked up this pin today,can anyone translate what it was for...Thanks for any information.....Dave

[Jb4046]

Why would there be a crown on a third reich item?

[Neil Hever]

Why not a crown for a veteran group? I think this is a Hassia commemorative pin. K.P. Emig had one for sale.
NH

[Neil Hever]

Franco-Prussian war 60th anniversary. Looks like the real thing. NH

[bsiwula1]

Here ya go Dave. Best regards.

Brian




https://www.trocadero.com/stores/anj...nnie-1874-1934

Edit: Neil beat me to it.

[HPL2008]

Franco-Prussian war 60th anniversary. Looks like the real thing. NH

Actually, for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Veterans' Association Hassia [Kriegerkameradschaft Hassia], which was founded in Eichzell in 1874.

A large and important association that even had its own youth section, It became the official state veterans' league for the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Hessian territories and maintained a degree of independence even after it had joined the Kyffhäuserbund.

[SADolch]

Thanks to neil brian hpl2008 for all the information on this item......Dave

[Neil Hever]

Actually, for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Veterans' Association Hassia [Kriegerkameradschaft Hassia], which was founded in Eichzell in 1874.

A large and important association that even had its own youth section, It became the official state veterans' league for the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Hessian territories and maintained a degree of independence even after it had joined the Kyffhäuserbund.

Of course - the armistice was signed in 1871 so this was to commemorate the founding of the veteran organization. I stand corrected! Such is the depth of knowledge with our peers on this site. Well done! Neil