Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity It sits securely within a

It sits securely within a nickel-silver crossguard which takes the form of a pair of stylized wings

demonstrating some chipping to the enamels and the loss of its pinback catch

His photography experience would aid him in his career in the Air Force

There is a possibility that this could be a 6th of 7th Class award but having lost its clasp(s)

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity It sits securely within a(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 clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 56 mm (w) x 59. 98 mm (h), in near