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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Glass melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Japan ,
June, 1966
Glass melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Glass melted during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. A gift from the delegation of the Japan-USSR Friendship Society, June 1966
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
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.