Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Army Italian Occupation And Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Hold It was instituted on 13

It was instituted on 13 September 1941

68mm (w) x 62

Georg Herzog

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

Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Army Italian Occupation And Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Hold It was instituted on 13Constructed 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