Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold Cole took sick while in

Cole took sick while in the Crimea during the winter of 1854-1855 and was hospitalized in March 1855 in Scutari

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black synthetic plates with raised ribbed grip embedded onto either side of the handle and held in place via a long central pin that passes through the supporting guard

set on a 62 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold Cole took sick while in(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronze, 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, affixed with all four attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner, indicating Heer issue), and fully intact paper liner of identical colour, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 98 mm (w) x 61. 31 mm (h), weighing 28.