Cool Ashtray for sure. I remember these, like you not sure what it is called. As for the date it is post War, and possibly considered Occupied Germany item. Western Germany right after the war. These items was made in factories to get the country back in order after the war. As for value, I will be looking around a bit to establish some ashtray values later for my own purpose. Hope others will pop in with some better answer then what I have to offer. Once again you have a nice ashtray, and thanks for posting.