Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive I am leaving the hospital

I am leaving the hospital Monday in the best of health

chipping in the white enamels on the crown

chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the wreath

maker marked on reverse under pin for Adolf Scholze

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive I am leaving the hospital(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 prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper backer and field grey wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster,