Original U.S. WWI Great Seal of the United States Coat of Arms - Recovered from Embassy at Petrograd by Angus Ward Vintage Signs including establishing a rationing system

including establishing a rationing system that impacted virtually every family in the United States

15 cm Tbts

Offered with original soft leather scabbard

and the top side of the hinge is marked  DIENST-GLAS III

Original U.S. WWI Great Seal of the United States Coat of Arms - Recovered from Embassy at Petrograd by Angus Ward Vintage Signs including establishing a rationing systemOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a wooden shield bearing the Great Seal of the United States, also referred to as the Coat of Arms. This sign was once displayed in on the US Embassy in Petrograd (present day St Petersburg) before closing in response to Bolshevik actions in 1918 19 during the Russian Civil War. This 27 x 22 painted wood sign is in wonderful condition with nearly all details present. The wood itself is in