Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction measuring 31 mm x 15

measuring 31 mm x 15 mm

white and black enamelled base

“SWITZERLAND” above the seconds face

as well as his Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves

Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction measuring 31 mm x 15A rare and unique trench art box made by an Estonian collaborator POW in Soviet captivity. Constructed of multiple pieces of light wood, the box features a retractable lid on a hinge, decorated on the exterior with an etched Estonian coat of arms, highlighted in national blue, black, and white colours. The lid opens to reveal a highly detailed, multi coloured design on the reverse in the form of a barbed wire POW camp fence overlaid by a Leibstandarte