Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity the backer with tears in

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

numbered "785" on the reverse

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

with traces of the black paint forming the number remaining

each meticulously individually hand etched and detailed

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque certificate_of_authenticity the backer with tears in(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