Third Reich Commemorative Plate – Scheibe Passau (1933)
Nazi-era commemorative metal plate, produced in 1933 by Scheibe Passau, a known German metalware manufacturer. The plate features an engraved portrait of Adolf Hitler, encircled by a laurel wreath, with inscriptions in German Gothic script that read:
“Deutschland erwachte durch seinen tapferen Führer Adolf Hitler” (Germany awoke through its brave Führer Adolf Hitler)
“Heil Drittes Reich” (Hail the Third Reich)
The plate is constructed of silver-toned metal, likely pewter or a similar alloy, with a raised rim and two engraved swastikas. The back bears the manufacturer’s stamp “Scheibe Passau”
This is a metal commemorative plate featuring an engraved portrait of Adolf Hitler, surrounded by a laurel wreath. The plate is inscribed with German text and swastika symbols, 1933—the year Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
Translation of the German Text:
•“Deutschland erwachte durch seinen tapferen Führer Adolf Hitler.”
→ “Germany awoke through its brave Führer Adolf Hitler.”
•“Heil drittes Reich.”
→ “Hail the Third Reich.”
•“1933.”
→ Refers to the year Hitler rose to power.
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