Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Union Arms of Sweden

The Union Arms of Sweden and Norway presented here was introduced in 1844

and received the Iron Cross of the Knight’s Cross in October

and Marine standing on a black engraved with the text SANTIAGO DE CUBA JULY 3

mounted onto a green and white ribbon medal bar

54mm in length

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The Union Arms of Sweden(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs, with a zink backplate, field grey wool liner (indicating Heer issue), and partially intact paper liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm