Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction issued on July 28

issued on July 28

surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693

reverse depicting detailed Vatican coat of arms surrounded by the inscription TU ES CHRIST FIL DEI VIVI on a blue enameled border

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Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction issued on July 28(Krimschild fr Panzertruppe). Constructed of a bronzed alloy, the obverse consisitng 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a black wool liner and intact black paper stock backer, the shield measuring 52. 05 mm (w) x 62. 03 mm (h), in extremely fine