Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity Toronto ON

Toronto ON

above an inscription of “JÄÄMERENRINTAMA - DIE EISMEERFRONT

1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

for rendering exceptional service to the nation in time of war or while maintaining public order

there is a man who loves me

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity Toronto ON(Heer 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 and flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate and field grey wool liner, the reverse retaining an original brown paper liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 51.