Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity its ends stitched together on

its ends stitched together on the reverse

for rendering exceptional service to the nation in time of war or while maintaining public order

1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Hohenzollern with Swords

officers’ servants and grooms from the Indian Army

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity its ends stitched together on(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 and flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate and field grey wool liner, the reverse retaining an original brown paper liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 51.