Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction Archive South African Union Medal

South African Union Medal

With green and red silk

the exterior incorporating a hand-carved intricate floral design carved into the top of the lid

A protruding black lacquered vulcanfibre visor is set securely into the structure of the cap

and first saw action in the Battle of Poland

Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction Archive South African Union MedalA 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