The plate is decorated with the city's coat of arms – the fountain Perron on Place du Marché – a symbol of the freedom of Liege and the letters “L G”. The wavy side is decorated with Octave Rose, Deputy Mayor, who visited Volgograd in May 1975.
Decorative plate with the image of the coat of arms of Liege
Belgium ,
May 1975
МЗСБ КП 14108 П 927
22,3 х 22,9 х 1,7 cm
metal, cold pressing, embossing, notching, soldering
A gift from partisan veterans of the Free Front of Liege "FL". It was handed over by the city delegation led by Octave Rose, Deputy Mayor, who visited Volgograd in May 1975.
See also
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.