Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue United Republic of He was struck off strength

He was struck off strength of the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre to the Canadian Army Training Depot on January 8

very fine condition with the original gilding nearly completely intact on the reverse

he also wears a Close Combat Clasp

Footnote: The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to all United Nations Peacekeepers in 1988 in recognition of their collective efforts in the cause of peace

s failure to gain the Royal Society

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue United Republic of He was struck off strength(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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate divided by a field grey wool backer indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 53 mm (w) x 61. 88 mm (h) with minor oxidation evident,