Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive chipping in the white enamels

chipping in the white enamels on the crown

residue evident in the recessed areas on the obverse

Footnote: The Battalion was raised from the Royal Montreal Regiment and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

Both volumes: hardcover

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Auction Archive chipping in the white enamels(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of 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, attached with all four reverse prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper backer and field grey wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster,