Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity for rendering exceptional service to

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

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officers’ servants and grooms from the Indian Army

measuring 195 mm (w) x 92 mm (h)

although this badge shows signs of period wear

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity for rendering exceptional service to(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.