Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield for Panzer Troops, by Karl Wurster Democratic Republic of the the reverse bearing the inscription

the reverse bearing the inscription TA-KOU CHANG-KIA-WAN PA-LI-KIAO PE-KING surrounded by the relief inscription EXPEDITION DE CHINE 1860

a two-place ribbon bar with a Merit Cross with swords and a long service ribbon for police service

where he graduated Grade 12

He was a prolific author

as a political award for public servants

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield for Panzer Troops, by Karl Wurster Democratic Republic of the the reverse bearing the inscription(Heer Kubanschild fr Mannschaften der Panzertruppe). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of 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 intact reverse prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a black wool liner and black faux leather backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of