Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of 306 tons during the war

306 tons during the war

including wear of the leather and sporadic denting through the frame with the loss of some of the gilt finish

8 mm (w) x 24 mm (h)

on a 52 mm long pin

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of 306 tons during the war(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner and mostly intact black paper backer, the shield measuring 51. 50 mm (w) x 61. 91 mm (h), unmarked but demonstrating the