Tag Der Arbeit Tinnie 1934

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A nice one! These National Labor Day / May Day tinnies commemorate the public holiday devoted to the German working class, on the 1st of May every year. It is constructed out of a die stamped tombak base that has been gold gilded. The round shaped obverse depicts a man’s portrait/bust that has a tack hammer to the left and a sickle to the right. The tools are partially behind a national eagle (with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons). There is a an arched “Tag Der Arbeit” (Day of Labor) to the top, “1934” (19 left, 34 right) to the bottom around the eagle along with a small “RK” (right). The hollow back reverse has a horizontally soldered on well working tombak pin assembly. It is also marked: “Schwäb. Gmünd 12” (Schwäbisch. Gmünd). It shows wonderful detail throughout! It measures approximately 1 3/8 inches in diameter. If you are going to get one of these you might as well get this one!