Defender of the Fatherland Dog Tag

A military-style dog tag marking 23 February — Defender of the Fatherland Day. Shaped as a classic rounded oval pendant with a drilled hole for a ball-chain, this relief keepsake carries a raised Russian inscription curving around its face: «С Днём защитника Отечества» (Happy Defender of the Fatherland Day) with «23 февраля» set on a ribbon banner below. The centrepiece is a small heraldic shield stamped with the number 23, crowned by three five-pointed stars, all lifted in crisp positive relief against a softly dished background so the lettering and stars catch the light. It is a themed gift piece for the popular holiday honouring servicemen and veterans — worn on a chain, clipped to a bag, or handed over as a small commemorative token. Print notes • Print face-up and flat on the bed; the raised text and stars need no supports and come out sharpest this way. • Fine layer height matters here — 0.08–0.12mm on resin, or a 0.4mm/0.12mm FDM setup — to keep the Cyrillic lettering legible. • A metallic filament, or paint-and-wash in bronze, gunmetal or antique silver with a dark pin-wash, makes the relief read like a struck medal. • Scale up slightly if the smallest letters look tight for your nozzle, and clear the chain hole with a drill bit if bridging leaves strings.