This tin is in excellant condition just a dent on the inside on the back.This would be filled with cigarettes and as a gift be given as a thank you to all servicmen. The front has the effigy of Gen Smuts and his wife Ouma has tyhe V for victory with a Springbok head and the words in Afrikaans and English New year 1945. on the inside lid are the handwritten words again in Afrikaans and English Welcome New Year with Peace. It is signed by the Smuts. The back of the timn is the words again in Afrikaans and English With best wishes from ther South African Gifts and Comforts Fund.