Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive circumscribed by a laurel branch

circumscribed by a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right

both long service awards with miniature Hoheitszeichen

badge itself measure 63

which had come under the control of the United Kingdom following the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive circumscribed by a laurel branch(Heer Krimschield). 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, secured with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool reverse liner indicating Heer issue, the shield measuring 51. 76 mm (w) x 61. 32 mm (h), the reverse paper liner is