Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity small wear to blue enamel

small wear to blue enamel in inscription

000 commanderies and fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land

from March 14

on bow-tied ribbon with pinback

initials "M R" scratched in place on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity small wear to blue enamel(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