Russia, Imperial. A French-Made Bois Durci Tsar Alexander Ii Plaque Buy Now SS-Freiwilligen Kavallerie-Division)

SS-Freiwilligen Kavallerie-Division)

dated 11 November 1944

sticker residue evident in five locations on the reverse of the mounting

all while in detention at Headley Downs Detention Barracks

Silver gilt with red and white enamels

Russia, Imperial. A French-Made Bois Durci Tsar Alexander Ii Plaque Buy Now SS-Freiwilligen Kavallerie-Division)A unique French made Tsar Alexander II commemorative plaque, constructed of Bois Durci, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of the Tsar, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of BOIS DURCI, topped by a stud with a wire suspension loop, measuring 114 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: Patented in France by Francois Charles Lepage in 1856, Bois Durci was an early type of