Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Krim Shield, by an Unknown Maker visually-hidden blue enameled surround with Gold

blue enameled surround with Gold laurels

an identification patch glued in place on the reverse

hinges intact and functional

two rings of rolled silvered bullion wire at its base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Krim Shield, by an Unknown Maker visually-hidden blue enameled surround with Gold(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of a 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a deep green wool liner, the shield measuring 52. 4 mm (w) x 61. 1 mm (h), the wool liner and backplate previously replaced with