Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Buy Now marked "65" on pin

marked "65" on pin

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the ends of the strap stitched to a central thick leather patch with a smooth finish on both sides

RAF "The Aeroplane" Magazine

plus a bluish-black plastic button at the front

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Buy Now marked "65" on pin(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