A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Newly Listed arriving in Plymouth on October

arriving in Plymouth on October 14th

measuring 44 mm x 27 mm

with machine embroidered Latin script "KRETA" in the center

maker marked "ARKANZAS

A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Newly Listed arriving in Plymouth on OctoberA 1938 Grundsteinlegung des Volkswagenwerkes badge (May 1938); in silvered zink, with all of the silvering on the obverse worn off; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 40 mm x 30 mm; near very fine condition. Footnote: On May 26, 1938, Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben, which was to produce the VW Beetle Kraft durch Freude Wagen Strength through Joy car. The factory only built a handful of cars by the