Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield Auction Third Republic (1870-1951): Silver gilt

Third Republic (1870-1951): Silver gilt with red

with a safety pin-style vertical pinback affixed to an elongated oval base plate

Numbered (M

According to news reports of the day

5 mm (w) x 19 mm (h) and 17

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield Auction Third Republic (1870-1951): Silver gilt(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, topped by an inscription of flanked by a date of 1940, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all four attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark