Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude Bands of golden-yellow Waffenfarbe piping

Bands of golden-yellow Waffenfarbe piping fully surrounded the crown

the obverse bearing a raised inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

Flanking the image is an inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT” (“IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME”)

The Memorial Cross of Pte

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude Bands of golden-yellow Waffenfarbe piping(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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 zink backplate with a field grey wool liner and mostly intact black paper backer, the shield measuring 51. 50 mm (w) x 61. 91 mm (h), unmarked but demonstrating the