Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction (Bruststern zum Verdienstkreuz des Ordens

(Bruststern zum Verdienstkreuz des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler)

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While in hospital at Etaples

the centerpiece with a maker’s mark between the twelve and three o’clock arns of “G

surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction (Bruststern zum Verdienstkreuz des Ordens(Krimschild fr Panzertruppe). Constructed of a bronzed alloy, the obverse consisitng 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 black wool liner and intact black paper stock backer, the shield measuring 52. 05 mm (w) x 62. 03 mm (h), in extremely fine