Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, By Josef Feix & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with small arms fire

with small arms fire

the obverse with red enameled arms and a central enameled medallion

with only the buckle remaining that is fastened to a short blackened leather strap

designed with a fold down panel that extends around the perimeter of the cap

A bronze gilt Seipel’s cross with dark red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, By Josef Feix & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with small arms fire(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 attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, the reverse retaining a partially intact black paper liner bearing the makers mark