Please help on identifying this brass item - size 6 X 4 cm.

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  1. ABDELBARI

    ABDELBARI Member

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    ABDELBARI, Dec 23, 2021
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Looks like Bennito Mussolini, Its a WWII Fascist plaque

    DVX means DUX = Leader
     
    daveydempsey, Dec 23, 2021
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    For added measure it says DUKE below him. Il duce.
     
    Bronwen, Dec 23, 2021
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    A perched eagle clutching a fasces -- symbol of Italian Facisim under Mussolini.

    Debora

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    Debora, Dec 23, 2021
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  5. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I swear I thought it was Putin !
     
    johnnycb09, Dec 23, 2021
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  6. Roaring20s

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    Roaring20s, Dec 23, 2021
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  7. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    540 Rand = approximately $34.45 (US).
     
    wiscbirddog, Dec 23, 2021
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  8. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    and I always thought it means "trees"...:wacky:
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    Fid, Dec 27, 2021
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Abdelbari, I seem to remember you are in Egypt. The plaque could have ended up there during the Italian invasion, or have come from Libya.
    Putin certainly employs many of the same methods.:(
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 28, 2021
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