Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity 89 mm x 21

89 mm x 21

His photography experience would aid him in his career in the Air Force

Gold Maltese cross with bird hanging from bottom on obverse

There is a possibility that this could be a 6th of 7th Class award but having lost its clasp(s)

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity 89 mm x 21(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 56 mm (w) x 59. 98 mm (h), in near