Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold He cleared several other minefields

He cleared several other minefields

closing with four black bakelite buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes

all seven buttons maker marked "HAWKES & Co"

A mixed lot of fives badges

both sides overlaid by white cotton discs measuring 90 mm in diameter

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold He cleared several other minefields(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a 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 field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 33 mm (w) x 60. 94 mm (h), with oxidation and