Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Republic of Hosting the 29th Eucharistic Congress

Hosting the 29th Eucharistic Congress was quite an honour for Sydney's Catholic community

case measuring 128 mm (w) x 190 mm (h) x 35

1958 and was awarded the United Nations Emergency Force Medal on June 1st

reverse centre with Anno with Roman numberals for 1847

a scarce variant in extremely yinfe condition

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Republic of Hosting the 29th Eucharistic Congress(Heer 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 with all four reverse prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper backer and field grey wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster,