Tiny gold pin

[G May]

Picked this up the other day. In photo it's sitting atop a penny. The boxed in swaz has the most remarkable wire work. The guy that made this was a true master jeweler. You almost have to look at it under magnification to appreciate the work. G May

[G May]

Reverse

Backed is marked S/SPITZ.SAM. The last letter may be a "N". Have you ever seen this before? G May

[ErichS]

I don't think it is TR produced.

[chris clark]

i believe this is the religous symble of the swaz ( as seen in africa )and not nazi era

[Bob Clark]

Hello Forum Members,
As you all probably are familiar with the swastika
as a symbol used by many cultures, East and West
before and after the Third Reich, I will not go into
that.

From my own studies, I would guess this is a Western
Trinket of outstanding workmanship, as mentioned above,
from the turn of the 20th Century, Victorian in design.

Many Victorian Ladies between the 1890s-1920's wore
these charms or had them embroidered, much like one
would use 4 Leaf Clovers today. Even the Diary of the
Last Tsar of Russia's Wife, Alexandra, is bedecked with
the swastika.

Of course after the 1920's our "friends" in the NSDAP had
a new agenda for this little symbol, of which I believe it
will never be able to escape from in history.

Neat Piece.
Bob Clark

[sjl]

The "14K" means it was probably US or Canadian made. Europe uses a percentage system for marking gold (.750, etc), and UK gold is also different.