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[koleso]

Your view?

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly O.B.W. for Ostdeutsche Bautischlerei Werkstaette [German: East German Carpenters Workshop]? World War II era.

Where did you get this?

DCMatt

 

[coin1921]

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   ontario-baden-württemberg student exchange
   
   
   The OBW program offers students at participating universities in Ontario (Canada) and Baden-Württemberg (Germany) the opportunity to spend up to one year at a ...
   obw.ouinternational.ca -With the image of two young people on the front, it would appear that this is an item related to the student exchange program?

 

[austin]

Looks like a silver snuff or pill box, made for someone with those initials.

 

[DCMatt]

Looks like a silver snuff or pill box, made for someone with those initials.

I agree about a pill or snuff box. But silver? It looks like bakelite to me.

I'd like to see pics of the bottom and inside.

The two men with hammers and the fact that it is posted from Russia led me to the "East German Carpenters Workshop" aka O.B.W.

DCMatt

 

[coin1921]

DCMatt, your ID is likely more accurate, I failed to notice the hammers.