Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive loose red thread in left

loose red thread in left side stripe

Cross (Cruz)

HOWELL / 50 METRES FREE STYLE / LE MANS / 31 MAY 1919" on the reverse

topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining an original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback

maker marked "M" over "SS" within a sun-shape on the intact clip

Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive loose red thread in left(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords, situated over a plane and above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK, culminating in a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked on each side by log pillboxes, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to an oval magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner