Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Schild Archive placed on the Nominal Roll

placed on the Nominal Roll of the Canadian Base Depot Reinforcements

secured in place at the front with a reinforced buttonhole on the luft flap meeting a bakelite button on the right flap

well-preserved with light cracking and exposure

measuring 65 mm and 62 mm in diameter

1923 in Pawtucket

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Schild Archive placed on the Nominal Roll(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and souther 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 an intact beige paper liner and dark grey backer indicating Luftwaffe issue, the shield measuring 51. 72 mm (w) x 61. 45 mm (h),