Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue GTRexclude numbered "10086" on the loop

numbered "10086" on the loop

inscribed in handwritten blue ink "H

and Victory Medal (40688 DVR

as it was established by Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg

receiving K

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue GTRexclude numbered "10086" on the loop(Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a raised inscription of KUBAN, in turn topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed to a backplate with all four reverse attachment prongs intact, retaining a field grey wool backer and paper stock reverse liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 25 mm