Auction 68
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Sep 19, 2019
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 227:
Three Yellow Badges – Germany, France and Slovakia
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Sold for: $2,200
Start price:
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1,000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Three yellow badges that the Jews of Europe were ordered to wear during the Holocaust as an identifying mark and a badge of shame. [France, Germany and Slovakia, late 1930s / 1940s].
Yellow cloth badge, shaped as a Star of David, with the word "Juif" in its center [France]; yellow cloth badge, shaped as a Star of David, with the word "Jude" in its center [Germany]; yellow cloth badge, shaped as a Star of David (blank); sewn onto blue felt [Slovakia].
Approx. 7X7 cm to 11X10 cm. Condition varies. Tears to the French badge.
For sale only to qualified buyers for donation to a major Holocaust museum or other appropriate institution.
