REICH CHANCELLERY WORKERS' GIFT PLAQUE AND CASH GIFT Scarce complete gift intended to be given to one of the 4 000 workers who toiled ceaselessly to construct Hitler's new Reich Chancellery in 1938-39. Included is a black iron plaque 10 1/2"" x 5 3/8"" bears a bust of Adolf Hitler above a national eagle and swastika. Inscription beneath reads: ""In commemoration of the completion of the Reich Chancellery commenced March 1938 until today dedicated to the workers. Berlin January 9 1939"". Also present is a printed (uncompleted) form thanking a worker for completing the construction ahead of schedule gifting the recipient fifty Reichsmark bearing a facsimile signature of Albert Speer Jan. 9 1939 along with the original fifty Reichsmark note. Finally the red faux leather presentation case with gold embossed eagle and swastika is present though a bit battered with a few holes and worn. In late January 1938 Adolf Hitler officially assigned his favorite architect Albert Speer to build the New Reich Chancellery. Hitler commented that Bismarck's Old Chancellery was ""fit for a soap company"" but not suitable as headquarters of a Greater German Reich. In the end it cost over 90 million Reichsmark well over one billion dollars today. The location is now a parking lot.