In the upper part of the shield, there is a circle with the inscription in the Ge'ez and Latin languages: "To the unconquered city of Stalingrad". In the main part of the shield, there are eight radial plates with the carved floral ornaments. Below three of them, superposed images are attached: a sickle and a hammer in a laurel wreath (element of the coat of arms of the USSR); monograms of Haile Selassie I; a lion carrying a cross (element of the coat of arms of imperial Ethiopia).
Symbolic shield from Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia
Ethiopia ,
1944
МЗСБ КП 2564
22,5 х Ø 39 cm
wood, leather, fabric, silver, gilding, notching, handmade
A gift from Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of Ethiopia, to commemorate the heroic defense of Stalingrad.
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A doll in a traditional wedding costume of Italian-Albanian women
Italy ,
A doll in a traditional wedding costume of Italian-Albanian women
A gift from the workers of the agricultural cooperative "Free Proletarian" to the staff of the Stalingrad Tractor Plant in gratitude for the presented tractor.
Panel in honor of the 25th anniversary of Ajka aluminum plant
Hungary ,
1971
Panel in honor of the 25th anniversary of Ajka aluminum plant
A gift from the directorate and party organization of the plant to the Volgograd delegation during the week of the USSR Hero Cities, November, 1971. Ajka
Vase from the veterans of Resistance Movement
Italy ,
Vase from the veterans of Resistance Movement
Made of stalactite of the grotto where the Resistance units were hiding. Engraving on the gift plate: "To Volgograd comrades from the Slovenian Trieste partisans"
(Volgograjskim tovarisem Slovenski Trzaski partizani).
A gift from the veterans of Resistance Movement.
Trieste