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Upper Silesian Youth Münster, Group St. Barbara (German Youth of the East, Germany)

Oberschlesische Jugend Münster, Gruppe St. Barbara

[Upper Silesian Youth Münster, Group St. Barbara, obverse (German Youth of the East, Germany)]

both images by Marcus Schmöger, 16 June 2002 |

[Upper Silesian Youth Münster, Group St. Barbara, reverse (German Youth of the East, Germany)]

Description

See also:

German Youth of the East (Deutsche Jugend des Ostens)
Political Parties (Germany)
Germany

Description

As the Silesian youth groups mainly contained the Lower Silesians, there were also specific Upper Silesian groups. The obverse of this pennant is divided blue over yellow; at the hoist there is the provincial coat-of-arms of Upper Silesia —blue field, yellow demi-eagle hovering over a yellow scythe and a pair of crossed mining hammers, also yellow—; the inscriptions "O/S Jugend" —short for "Oberschlesische Jugend"— and "Münster" in the fly are in counterchanged colours. The reverse is divided yellow over blue —the provincial colours—; in the fly there are the inscriptions "Gruppe" and "St. Barbara" in counterchanged colours; at the hoist there is a representation of Saint Barbara —the patron-saint of the miners— on a blue rectangular field. She is clothed in gray with a red cloak, hands and face in natural colours; the crown is golden, she holds a silver sword and a golden chalice with a shining silver cross.

Source: Rabbow 1965 [rab65] with some additional material form the author.

Marcus Schmöger, 16 June 2002

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