Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of 1st Class (Gold and enamels

1st Class (Gold and enamels

West Saanich

” measures 47 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

where he was admitted to the Northampton War Hospital at Duston on November 6th

Figlio of Paris

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of 1st Class (Gold and enamels(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant attributed to Rudolf Souval, Vienna, the shield measuring 52. 85 mm (w)