Germany. A Female Rad “Arbeitsmaid” Rank Brooch; First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 81 mm

5 mm x 81 mm inclusive of its crescent moon and star suspension

the common nickname for people from Nova Scotia and a tribute to the schooner Bluenose

on a green embroidered backer

running from just below the waist to the bottom of the pant cuff

Enzo Yocca who emigrated from France prior to the First World War

Germany. A Female Rad “Arbeitsmaid” Rank Brooch; First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 81 mmA third reich period female RAD subsidiary (Deutscher Frauenarbeitsdienst German Womens Labour Service) Arbeitsmaid rank brooch; constructed of bronze; the obverse depicting a mobile swastika, with six wheat stalks, circumscribed Arbeit fr dein Volk adelt dich selbst (German Labour on behalf of the people nobles you) in traditional German script; horizontal pinback lightly bent but funcitonal; unmarked, but numbered 18121 on the reverse; measuring 43.