Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden on field-grey rayon backing

on field-grey rayon backing

dated 1920 and signed with illegible signature

maker marked "Arturs Bertrand & C Paris" on the reverse

King Carol II Order of Agricultural Merit - Knight's Cross

Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden on field-grey rayon backingConstructed 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