Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity demonstrating some chipping to the

demonstrating some chipping to the enamels and the loss of its pinback catch

Two integral oak leaf bands set into the upper third of the scabbard retain loops for the accommodation of a hanger

Due to its limited range

and functional exterior metal push-button closure

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity demonstrating some chipping to the(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 56 mm (w) x 59. 98 mm (h), in near