A round tabletop with a built-in chess board; the inscriptions with raised letters along the four sides of the chess board read: “1941 – 1945 / With Gratitude / Luxembourg / To Stalingrad”. Two emblems of the Soviet Union and two emblems of Luxemburg are fixed to the edges of the tabletop which is coated with tempered glass “Jemeppe / securit / Belgium”. The brim and the emblems feature stamped name of the blacksmith “Calmus” and initials of Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Charlotte. The legs of the table are beautifully shaped. Emil Moss, the former teacher and author of the project paid a visit to Stalingrad on April 08, 1982, bringing 8 of his design sketches.
Chess table
Luxembourg ,
1951
МЗСБ КП 2032 П-865
79,3 х 83,1 х 83,2 cm
metal, glass, casting, milling, assembly
A gift from the people of Luxembourg to the citizens of Stalingrad, 1951. The author of the project is Moes Émile; it was made by a blacksmith-tinsmith - Calmus Pierre.
See also
Commemorative medal “IX Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964” (IX Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck)
Austria ,
1964
Commemorative medal “IX Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964” (IX Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck)
A gift from the mayor of Innsbruck during a visit to Volgograd. On the one side there is an emblem of a game as well as an inscription, which reads “IX Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964”, at the bottom there is a fineness mark, 900 fine. On the other side there is a panorama of Innsbruck and a little inscription saying, “IX Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964”.
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
Czechoslovakia ,
1947 September
Cup. A gift from Czechoslovak writers and journalists to the heroic Stalingrad
An engraved dedicatory inscription “Hrdinnému Stalingradu / Čs. spisovatelé a novináři / záři 1947” (To the Heroic Stalingrad from the Czechoslovakian writers and journalists, September 1947) enframed with laurel branches; on the bottom there is the finesse stamp “875” and the manufacturer’s seal.
Coupon of the Argentine Alliance Solidarity Movement (Movimiento Argentino de Solidaridad con los Aliados, M.A.S.A.) with the nominal value of 10 peso
Argentina ,
Coupon of the Argentine Alliance Solidarity Movement (Movimiento Argentino de Solidaridad con los Aliados, M.A.S.A.) with the nominal value of 10 peso
The M.A.S.A. movement (Movimiento Argentino de Solidaridad con los Aliados – The Argentinian Movement of Solidarity with Allies) was giving leaflets, booklets, coupons and stamps to raise money for the fighting Soviet Union.