A steel sword with a hand grip bound in pure gold. It has a silver pommel with a gold star and was presented together the leather scabbard decorated with the Royal arms and the Cypher made of gold and stars made of silver.
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
МЗСБ КП 2573/1-2 П 73
sword: 124 x 26 x 4 cm; scabbard: 92.5 x 6.5 x 2.6 cm; sword in sheath: 124.5 x 26 x 4 cm
steel, gold, silver, leather, enamel, casting, forging, dressing, cutting, polishing, engraving
The inscription on the double-edged sword is made in two languages – English and Russian - and reads: “To the steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad • the gift of king George vi • in token of the homage of the British people”. The sword was presented to I.V. Stalin in 1943 at the Tehran Conference.
See also
Signature sheets of the US citizens who have collected donations to the pets of the Serebryanye Prudy orphanage in the region of Stalingrad
USA ,
1947
Signature sheets of the US citizens who have collected donations to the pets of the Serebryanye Prudy orphanage in the region of Stalingrad
In 1947 the American Birobidzhan Committee (“Ambidjan”) launched a charity campaign. Each lined sheet of paper contains the names and addresses of donators with the indication of their contributions. 4,570 American children put their signatures and contributed the total of USD 8,854 to the orphan asylum “Silver Ponds”. The signed sheets are kept in specially designated holders.
Ring. Present of a British citizen Mary Mitchell
The United Kingdom ,
November 1951
Ring. Present of a British citizen Mary Mitchell
Present of a British citizen Mary Mitchell to T.S. Murashkina, the Deputy Chairman of the Stalingrad City Executive Committee, at the meeting of the Society of English-Soviet Friendship in Glasgow, November 1951, United Kingdom