Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction Across the obverse is a

Across the obverse is a scroll inscribed "Sangue Do Brasil" (Blood of Brazil)

the centerpiece with a maker’s mark between the twelve and three o’clock arns of “G

in very fine condition and rare to an Waffen-SS Officer

(Bruststern zum Verdienstkreuz des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler)

reverse depicting detailed Vatican coat of arms surrounded by the inscription TU ES CHRIST FIL DEI VIVI on a blue enameled border

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Auction Across the obverse is a(Krimschild fr Panzertruppe). Constructed of a bronzed alloy, the obverse consisitng of a shield bearing a raised 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 black wool liner and intact black paper stock backer, the shield measuring 52. 05 mm (w) x 62. 03 mm (h), in extremely fine