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.
See also
A chest with greetings from citizens and women of Sheffield (4 notebooks) and a list of Sheffield organizations that sent greetings to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
A chest with greetings from citizens and women of Sheffield (4 notebooks) and a list of Sheffield organizations that sent greetings to the citizens of Stalingrad
Himsworth, Joyce Rosemary. South Yorkshire county, Sheffield
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture “Partisan”
Yugoslavia ,
1958
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture “Partisan”
Augustinčić Antun. Sculpture "Partisan". A gift from the Army General Ivan Gošnjak, the Secretary of State for National Defense of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia, to the Tsaritsyn – Stalingrad Museum of Defense, 1958.
