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Deutsches Afrika Korps Pair of Engraved Plates,

Engraved Plates both very similar in design, both depict the palm tree and swastika with the wording DAK 1941, hand engraved scenes depicting camels and various designs, one plate has a hanging hook to the rear (attached with solder) the other plate is missing its hook having been lost to time, both measure 19cm (7 1/2″) diameter, these were reputedly sold by street sellers of the period as souvenirs and produced from empty shell casings that littered the desert