Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Province of China 60mm (h) x 18

60mm (h) x 18

1916 on reverse

marked “Descher u

marked "BERAUDY-VAURE-AMBERT / J

unmarked and missing the attachment prongs

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Province of China 60mm (h) x 18(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, 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, the reverse with four replacement attachment prongs affixing the shield to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, maker marked with the logo of Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen,