Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Republic of Directly below the national cockade

Directly below the national cockade

while reverse bears a stylized regimental with an inscription of “1814-1914”

(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Koppelschloss)

it did seem possible that he might have made a forced landing on the coast

on a double loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Republic of Directly below the national cockade(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 flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 64 mm (w) x 61. 67 mm (h), demonstrating minor and sporadic denting, in