different hitler youth member pins

[N.Wyatt]

can anyone tell me what the different colors of the hitler youth membership badges are.....like what countries are for what color..

thanks

[sjl]

The different colors represent how many different ways you can waste your money on fakes.

Seriously, HJ diamond pins came in one color scheme only - red and white with a black swastika. All others are fakes, usually made with a maker name "Otto Hoffmann", which maker never made HJ pins. The multi-colored ones (I call them Skittles) are fantasy pins, pure and simple. There are a couple of threads about them.

One exception - there is a rare white and green HJ diamond badge with a sunwheel swastika for the HJ in Ungarn (Hungary), but you won't find it easily.

[Don Scowen]

The different colors represent how many different ways you can waste your money on fakes.

Nicely put Stephen

Cheers
Don

[James Noble]

Here's a scan of the HJ in Ungan pin Stephen is talking about from Heering's and Hüsken's book.

[John Bart]

The different colors represent how many different ways you can waste your money on fakes.

Seriously, HJ diamond pins came in one color scheme only - red and white with a black swastika. All others are fakes, usually made with a maker name "Otto Hoffmann", which maker never made HJ pins. The multi-colored ones (I call them Skittles) are fantasy pins, pure and simple. There are a couple of threads about them.

One exception - there is a rare white and green HJ diamond badge with a sunwheel swastika for the HJ in Ungarn (Hungary), but you won't find it easily.

sjl,
Isn't there also a green, white & black plastic shield shaped HJ badge
for foreign members? I have one somewhere but can't locate it at the moment. I'll post a pic when I can find it.
Regards,

[sjl]

I don't know of any plastic one - sounds like a tinnie.

Are you thinking of the HJ Badge for Distinguished Foreigners (also subject of another post - see: http://www.collectorscommunity.net/i...p?showtopic=20), which came with red, brown and green borders? It was a larger metal and enamel oval with siver eagle and HJ diamond. Also very rare and very faked.

[N.Wyatt]

some one told me that there were different colors for the differnt camp locations...like blue was for russia so on and so forth. thanks for the info

[John Bart]

HJ Badge

sjl,
Isn't there also a green, white & black plastic shield shaped HJ badge
for foreign members? I have one somewhere but can't locate it at the moment. I'll post a pic when I can find it.
Regards,

Finally found it. Have a look. Isn't this a foreign volunteer's badge?
Regards,
John

[John Bart]

reverse....
comments, insights appreciated