Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case GTRexclude period photographs

period photographs

superposed by a five pointed blue enameled star with squares on the tips

dark patina and contact marks on the Reuss medal

dated 18 October 1938 and issued at Berchtesgaden

with ornate Halley makers plate

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case GTRexclude period photographs(IV. Olympische Winterspiele Zigarettenetui). Constructed of neusilber, the cover bearing a central ribbed oval overlaid by an engraved monogram, surrounded by arabesque and vegetal designs, with the lower right corner bearing an enameled ski competition participants insignia, the reverse bearing engraved Olympic rings above a German national eagle, flanked by dates 6. 16. 2. 1936 and circumscribed by an inscription of IV. OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE