Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue Hold 7mm (w) and weighing 15

7mm (w) and weighing 15

showing minor surface wear

with the arms of the cross inscribed “Für die Jahre 1813 und 1814” (For the years 1813 and 1814)

cross with superb bright enamels

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue Hold 7mm (w) and weighing 15(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 all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 73 mm (w) x 62. 02 mm (h), with minor loss of finish evident to the shield, in overall