Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Army Italian Occupation And Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Hold one without Swords

one without Swords

measuring 98 mm (w) x 97 mm (h)

Instituted in 1907

This is a fascinating piece of WWII History and is in very fine condition

Marshal Semyon Timoshenko and Commissar Nikita Khrushchev

Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Army Italian Occupation And Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Hold one without SwordsConstructed of brass, the sides displaying a striking and exceptionally detailed design consisting of oak leaf branches and acorns set atop a dimpled background, with a central raised Slovak Cross set within a circular ring bearing inscriptions of RIMINIA, RAVENNA, IMOLA, FAENZA, with the lower oak branches knotted and bearing inscriptions of KURSK, VORONEZH, CHARKOV, MINK, the base etched with a final inscription of VCHODN FONT (EASTERN FRONT), the