Antique WW2 cigar box A Victory in Europe May 1945 RARE

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  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son
  • Antique high grade Britannia silver peace medal dove boxed G Kenning & Son

  • Antique WW2 cigar box A Victory in Europe May 1945 RARE

  • £250.00

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A "VICTORY IN EUROPE" COMMEMORATIVE CIGAR BOX, MAY 1945
A copper plated brass souvenir cigar box, cedar lined, the lid engraved with a map depicting the battlefields of the Middle East and Mediterranean Theater "V.-E. World War II Battlefields of Europe." The sides of the box are engraved with the key battles and campaigns divided by the calendar years from 1939-1945 Stamped on the bottom of the box: "Granger Made in Egypt." There is one little bit of copper missing to the covering on the hinge at the reverse and some wear commensurate with age to the underside, please see pics otherwise in very nice condition 
measuring 16 cm x 16 cm x 6 cm high approx 

A fascinating relic of World War II commemorating the end of the war. The base is stamped "Brass used in the manufacture of this box was salvaged from the battle fields of World War II." Cigar boxes like this were made by a British military supply firm in Egypt.