Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity circumscribed by a raised inscription

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “REICHSPARTEITAG 1939”

Instituted on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI

grey machine embroidered wings and central oak leaf wreath encompassing a five pointed star with lines throughout the arms

on bow-tied ribbon with pinback

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity circumscribed by a raised inscription(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting 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, attached will all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool liner (indicating Luftwaffe issue) with a replacement beige paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of