Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell Republic of A Soviet Army Infantry Proficiency

A Soviet Army Infantry  Proficiency badge

author of “Austrian Orders and Decorations” and decoration specialist at Dorotheum

in French language

he had destroyed thirty-three enemy aircraft - twenty-one of these since the date of the last award (second Bar to the Military Cross) was conferred on him

Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell Republic of A Soviet Army Infantry ProficiencyConstructed of brass, the rim carved into a scalloped edge, the exterior bearing an intricate and highly detailed design consisting of grapevines on a dimpled background, with the stalks bearing etched inscriptions of NA PAMIATKA ZVCHOD FRONT (IN MEMORY OF THE EASTERN FRONT), above a stylized border circumscribing the lower section of the exterior, the base displaying calibre markings, measuring 100 mm (w) x 380 mm (h), in extremely fine condition