Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac well worn example

well worn example

with no chipping to enamels

The twisted aluminum officer chincords are tight to the capband and have

at the bottom is the number “7”

A cross constructed of gilded silver

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac well worn example(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool liner and fully intact black paper stock backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 44 mm (w) x 61. 52 mm (h),