Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden in a leather-bound hardcovered presentation

in a leather-bound hardcovered presentation folder)

dated 1920 and signed with illegible signature

King Carol II Order of Agricultural Merit - Knight's Cross

(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung Eichenlaub)

overlaid across the bottom by the King’s handwritten name and title in black ink

Slovakia, First Republic. A Slovak Army Eastern Front Commemorative Trench Art Shell visually-hidden in a leather-bound hardcovered presentationConstructed 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