Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Schnelle Division Russian Front Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)

constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)

missing its German states designating cockade on the red band at the front but the square black wool support patch remains intact

The document was once folded across the middle

" and maker marked "G

and in a matte brown on the reverse

Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Schnelle Division Russian Front Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)Constructed of brass, the sides bearing highly detailed etched designs consisting of Slovak Schnelle Division (Rchla Divzia) insignia consisting of a Slovak eagle overlaid by a coat of arms and clutching a fasces, set above an inscription of PAMIATKA Z RUSKA (MEMENTO OF RUSSIA) and KRYM (CRIMEA) with a date of 11. VIII. 1943, with the opposite side bearing Eastern Front combat scenes consistent of infantry and armoured units beneath planes dropping