Germany, Third Reich. A Kriegsmarine Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Republic of 200 wounded)

200 wounded)

exhibiting paint chipping and surface wear

marked on reverse GWL

in heavily silvered bronze loosely shaped like an Iron Cross

A medal bar for First World War service featuring three decorations

Germany, Third Reich. A Kriegsmarine Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Republic of 200 wounded)(Kubanschild der Kriegsmarine). Instituted September 21st, 1943. (1943 1944 issue). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a non magnetic metal backplate with a fully intact black paper backer and dark blue wool backer, unmarked,