Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive of

5 mm (h) inclusive of its bow-tied ribbon suspension

Crosse-Kelly (see previous Lot)

II - The War on Land

measuring 100x141mm

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive of(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronze, 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, in turn flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse prongs to a non magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, without visible marks but demonstrating the characteristics of