Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold The tip on the lower

The tip on the lower arm on the obverse has slight enamel loss

material fatigue of the wool and leather sweatband

Though not a qualification badge

2 mm (w) x 82 mm (h)

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Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold The tip on the lower(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, 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, attached with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, the reverse retaining a partially intact black paper liner bearing the makers mark