Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction Archive (Орден Сийлале Бяхо)

(Орден Сийлале Бяхо)

obverse engraver marked "PAUL WISSAERT"

as well as foreigners

consisting of an oval black lacquered wooden frame

minor loss evident on arms and centrepieces

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction Archive (Орден Сийлале Бяхо)(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with three reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, the reverse retaining an intact paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 66 mm (w) x 61. 80 mm (h),