Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Auction Archive (Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

(Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

120 mm x 305 mm)

The fly of the trousers is closed with five black bakelite buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes

and in his absence the Medal was received on his behalf by Busk

and “1914/18”

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Auction Archive (Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1(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, fixed with all four attachment prongs to a field grey wool liner with a light brown paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 16 mm (w) x 61. 62 mm (h), in near mint condition.