Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms at 7 and 10 o'clock on both the obverse and reverse

and his military duty during leave status on page 36

War wounded in May 1915

In silvered bronze with red enamels

Footnote: The Military Order of Aviz was first established by King Afonso I as an ecclesiastic Order in the 12th century

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed chipping evident in the white(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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate divided by a field grey wool backer indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 53 mm (w) x 61. 88 mm (h) with minor oxidation evident,