Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity 000 commanderies and fortifications across

000 commanderies and fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land

small wear to blue enamel in inscription

grey machine embroidered wings and central oak leaf wreath encompassing a five pointed star with lines throughout the arms

NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1908 (2765 Sowar Hahnam Singh 19th Lancers)

initials "M R" scratched in place on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity 000 commanderies and fortifications across(Luftwaffe 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 will all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool liner (indicating Luftwaffe issue) with a replacement beige paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of