Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Schnelle Division Russian Front Trench Art Shell Newly Listed R W Patterson

R W Patterson

surrounded by a blue enameled ring inscribed “Fideliter & Constanter” (Latin - Loyal and Resistant)

Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity with one bronze Service Star

(Pingat Khidmat Berbakti)

Slovakia, I Republic. A Slovak Schnelle Division Russian Front Trench Art Shell Newly Listed R W PattersonConstructed 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