A Fine Spanish Wartime Cigarette Case 1940

Silver gilt with black highlighting, weighing 92.6 grams, unmarked, ornately engraved, front cover illustrating the Fascist eagle insignia within a circular border in the centre, surrounded by various unique designs and interlaced with raised beaded borders, back cover illustrating a starburst design within a circular border in the centre, with a black bar passing horizontally through its centre and inscribed "LUISITA 1 MARZO 1940" (Luisita, March 1, 1940), surrounded by various unique designs and interlaced with raised beaded borders, elastic restraining straps on both inside covers, hinged on the left side, push release on the right side, 78.3 mm x 86 mm, near mint.