Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed In silvered bronze with red

In silvered bronze with red enamels

Footnote: John D

War wounded in May 1915

and his military duty during leave status on page 36

Footnote: The Military Order of Aviz was first established by King Afonso I as an ecclesiastic Order in the 12th century

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed In silvered bronze with red(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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate divided by a field grey wool backer indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 53 mm (w) x 61. 88 mm (h) with minor oxidation evident,