Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue Hold 1905-1935 Issue

1905-1935 Issue

Edgar out of Portsmouth ("borne in Royal Arthur") on February 18

a red wool backer

consisting of 1) A WHW (Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes/Winter Relief of the German People) Gau Westfalen Charity Marksmanship Competition stick pin

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue Hold 1905-1935 Issue(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 magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 73 mm (w) x 62. 02 mm (h), with minor loss of finish evident to the shield, in overall