Membership pin of the Association for German cultural relations abroad (Hü 4803 d). Metal silvered and enameled but unmarked. On safety pin. Also the earlier version (Hü 4803 g) in silvered metal and enamel on safety pin with making “ges.gesch.” on safety pin plate and reverse. In addition a collection rally pin for a collection for German schools from 1939.

Interesting lot of rare pins.

The Verein für Deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland, abbreviated VDA, is a German cultural organization. During the Nazi era it was engaged in spying across the whole world, using German minorities living in other countries. Its other goals included preservation of German culture among "racial Germans".