Swastika tokens
Found one similar to that earlier this year. The swastika symbol was on the back but it was from a doll company. Strange...cool find though..
jgas
Yes there were many of these manufactured in the US the one you have was the same size as the boy scout one,
There were also Cosgrove cars in Brass exact same size with swastika back identical to boy scout back.
The was Bartels bonded oils many many others all in copper or brass and all using the same size and the same backing
suspect that they were made by same mfr.
as far as tokens with a swastika the oldest I found was a masonic lodge from 1856, it was silver about penny size
I ran into many with good luck symbols on the back, the most common was a carnival coin you could win with a swami and a crystal ball with swastika inside and reverse swastika and wishbone on the other side, legends say a good magician could make this coin appear at your home
the symbol was in common usage with native Americans
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Soumi cross similar to the swastika was a national symbol of Finland and still is on the Finnish Presidential flag
the polish government used the swastika on medals and as a symbol in the fighting against Marxists in the 1919 combat.
The People of the Ukraine fighting against marxist forces Used the swastika as a rallying point and symbol in the 1920's
the 45th infantry division used a red diamond with gold swastika right up to WW2
The USMC expeditionary forces used a Red 3in round patch with black lettering born to raise hell and White swastika.
The Original pledge of allegiance was supposed to be recited with the right arm salute, something Henry Ford taught Adolf Hitler who immediately made a German Pledge, an SA pledge and an SS pledge,when he struck down the SA leadership the military allowed him to add the swastika to the Military Uniforms.
The use of the SS symbols was co opted by American snipers in Vietnam along with German terminology
I have a special forces patch in my collection that clearly has a totenkopf ss type skull on the Special forces shield
the tokens like the boy scout design vary probably the most sought after if the mothers day coin with swastika and the 1933 Chicago worlds fair with swastika.
as a footnote German coins in zinc with a hole in the center are the rarest of the rare , the were almost exclusively used as prison camp currency
The swastika is the current symbol of the outlawed falun gong religion in Red China it is also on several modern sub national flags, and an india Indian religious symbol
