Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic silver frame (marked 800)

silver frame (marked 800)

very light crazing evident in the white enamels

fine) with photo (50x73mm

serving in the 7th Panzer Division

constructed of non-magnetic metal

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic silver frame (marked 800)(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, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 25 mm (w) x 60. 94 mm (h), minor loss of finish is visible to the base