German A.G. Mascher Munich Servants and Workers Foundation Silver Medal

Nice example medal in silver with original case. Wording on reverse translates to: “Capital of the Movement Munich – Munich Servants and Workers Foundation founded by A.G. Mascher”. On front is the Munich coat of arms for the Third Reich era with the wording which translates to “Munich – the Capital of the Movement”. Measures 30mm in diameter.

The NSDAP headquarters and the documentation apparatus for controlling all aspects of life were located in Munich. Nazi organizations, such as the National Socialist Women’s League and the Gestapo, had their offices along Brienner Straße and around the Königsplatz. The party acquired 68 buildings in the area and many Führerbauten (“Führer buildings”) were built to reflect a new aesthetic of power. The architect Paul Troost was asked to start work shortly after the Nazis had seized power because “the most German of all German cities” was left with no exhibition building when in 1931 the Glass Palace was destroyed in an arson attack.