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
Album “Angola: Labor and Struggle” (Angola: Trabalho e luta)
Angola ,
24.03.1987
Album “Angola: Labor and Struggle” (Angola: Trabalho e luta)
Edições DIP / Berger-Levrault-Paris, 1985. A gift from the Angolan military servicemen - students of V.I. Lenin Military-Political Academy, France, Murt and Moselle Department, Nancy
Coupon of Argentina Democratic Commission (Comisión democratica Argentina) “Your struggle is ours. Help the Soviet Union”
Argentina ,
Coupon of Argentina Democratic Commission (Comisión democratica Argentina) “Your struggle is ours. Help the Soviet Union”
On the back there is a fragment of the Seal of the Treasury Executive Committee of M.A.S.A.