Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity enamels with small contact marks/restoration

enamels with small contact marks/restoration

the obverse bearing a raised and finely-detailed elephant circumscribed by an inscription of “SÜDSEE

barrel hinge and a round wire catch

each meticulously individually hand etched and detailed

but weighed only 66 kg (145 lbs)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity enamels with small contact marks/restoration(Luftwaffe Erinnerungsplakette). A unique hand carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak, Norway, constructed of partially stained wood, the obverse consisting of a stylized shield split into quadrants, with one each bearing a polar bear, an inscription of BANAK, a date of 1943, and a Nordic Cross style flag, topped by a German national eagle with featuring executed in exceptional detail, clutching a wreathed