Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden dated 1920 and signed with

dated 1920 and signed with illegible signature

(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung Eichenlaub)

Manitoba for one year and nine months (December 1949 to September 1951)

1920 Issue

on field-grey rayon backing

Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden dated 1920 and signed withConstructed of brass, the rim carved into a scalloped edge, the exterior bearing an intricate and highly detailed design consisting of grapevines on a dimpled background, with the stalks bearing etched inscriptions of NA PAMIATKA ZVCHOD FRONT (IN MEMORY OF THE EASTERN FRONT), above a stylized border circumscribing the lower section of the exterior, the base displaying calibre markings, measuring 100 mm (w) x 380 mm (h), in extremely fine condition