Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Hold overall in gently used better

overall in gently used better than very fine condition

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The shoulders are adorned with epaulette straps trimmed in angled yellow-gold cord and are held firmly in place by gilt aluminum buttons at one end and sewn in place at the opposite end

3” (RCMI - Royal Canadian Military Institute

Chesterfield

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Hold overall in gently used better(Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a raised inscription of KUBAN, in turn topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed to a backplate with all four reverse attachment prongs intact, retaining a field grey wool backer and paper stock reverse liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 25 mm