Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity within a gilt metal frame)

within a gilt metal frame)

but weighed only 66 kg (145 lbs)

the backer with tears in the upper right and lower left corners which affects only the upper right of the photo)

enamels with small contact marks/restoration

the obverse bearing a raised and finely-detailed elephant circumscribed by an inscription of “SÜDSEE

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity within a gilt metal frame)(Luftwaffe Erinnerungsplakette). A unique hand carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak, Norway, constructed of partially stained wood, the obverse consisting of a stylized shield split into quadrants, with one each bearing a polar bear, an inscription of BANAK, a date of 1943, and a Nordic Cross style flag, topped by a German national eagle with featuring executed in exceptional detail, clutching a wreathed