Two pectoral icons, worn by a soldier as amulets. One icon depicts the Madonna and child on the obverse and has Cyrillic script on the reverse. The other icon depicts a saint holding a sword in one hand and a chapel in the other on the obverse, and the cross on the mount on the reverse.
Both have a brass surround and a loop for suspension.
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