Featured Solid Brass Pin-Back Austria 1929: Commemorates What?

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  1. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    It's about 21mm x 33mm.

    The front bears 2 lines of 4 characters each:
    IM^I & 1929; The back says BEHA-WERK WIEN XIII.

    Based on the few items it was with, it may be Nazi connected, tho there are no swastika or other such identifying marks.

    At the extreme RH border, vertically, are 5 very small characters, presumably the sculptors name: either MYNNI or MVNNI (as near as I can tell).

    I'm grateful for your comments, an' Thanks for lookin'!

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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Wein is Vienna.
     
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  3. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    The building in the foreground could be the Vienna City Hall building:

    Wikipedia doesn't allow image links?!!
     
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  4. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

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  5. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Yes...an' before the addition of the wings...Thanks!
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    It reads 1 May 1929, doesn't it?

    Debora
     
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  7. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Yes, it does...now that you pointed that out!
    Thanks, Debora...I'll go see what happened in Wien on May Day, 1929.
     
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  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Perhaps it has something to do with International Union of Socialist Youth. Yep. The group held a big conference in Vienna on that date.

    https://iusy.org/

    Debora

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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    You're welcome. ;)

    Debora
     
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Not Nazis at any rate, thankfully.
     
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  11. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Just idealistic young men and women. Unlike N***s, they're to be encouraged.

    Debora
     
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