Hat Badge – Jewish Police in Lvov Ghetto

A metal hat badge. Jewish police in Lvov Ghetto, [between 1941 and 1943].
Round badge; in its center, a Star of David with the initials JOL [Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst Lemberg]. "Jewish Police Service" or "Jewish Police" were the auxiliary-police units in ghettos and in certain settlements during World War II. The units were founded following a direct order imposed by the Nazis and were subordinated to the Judenrat. The unit in Lvov Ghetto consisted of 500 Jewish policemen.
Diameter: 2.7 cm. Fair-poor condition. Significant damage to edges. Stained. No clasp.