Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Newly Listed It is dated to September

It is dated to September 23

VM is the SA bilingual issue

he received the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold)

Signature on Post War Photo: Friedrich Blond

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Newly Listed It is dated to September(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a non magnetic metal backplate with a fully intact black paper backer and field grey wool liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 67 mm (w) x 61. 17 mm (h), notably