Lot 5161

Marshal Ion Antonescu - a golden Crimea Shield

Orders & Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A94r | Live auction | 169 Lots

Description

The special grade of the Crimea Shield is identical to the officially awarded shields in size and design. These items were personal gifts by Hitler to the Romanian Marshal Ion Antonescu and the German General Field Marshal von Manstein, who received five items each. The golden shield is screw-mounted on a support plate and backed by olive-brown Romanian uniform cloth. The reverse cloth cover with name label in Cyrillic script.

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General Information

The post-auction sales to our "Orders & Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards" auction from October 28, 2022 has already started, and will run all the way through November 30, 2022. Until then you can purchase all unsold lots at the starting price plus the buyers premium.