Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Republic of the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central rightward-facing profile of Ludwig I circumscribed by name and title

with brooch pinback

the reverse stamped “Photo by Hu Chnng Hsien”

it did seem possible that he might have made a forced landing on the coast

Directly below the national cockade

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Republic of the obverse with a central(Heer 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 flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 64 mm (w) x 61. 67 mm (h), demonstrating minor and sporadic denting, in