Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive 35 x 40 mm

35 x 40 mm

centre marked on reverse Johann Schwerdtner Wein

the boards measure 40 mm (w) x 115 mm (l)

41 Navy men were also killed and 125 or more men were wounded

Germany, Third Reich. A 1936 Winter Olympics Cigarette Case Archive 35 x 40 mm(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