Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Hold with the coat-of-arms of Hungary

with the coat-of-arms of Hungary and Budapest and the engraver mark "KNOPP ÉS STEINER BUDAPESTEN" (Knopp and Steiner

with their attachments (prongs

partial original ribbon

Strongly recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Hold with the coat-of-arms of Hungary(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, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper liner and field grey wool liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 18 mm (w) x 62. 24 mm (h), demonstrating minor