Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden which made it robust and

which made it robust and able to continue to operate with severe damage but could not help the members of this fateful crew

Mittweida” on the interior of the lid

and having served in the Second World War and the Korean war

reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks / 409"

Two wartime variants were created to reward civilians who distinguished themselves during the World Wars

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden which made it robust and(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting 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, affixed with all four side clips to a backplate with a field grey wool liner (indicating Heer issue) and intact beige paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Orth, Vienna,