Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield, Type 3 certificate_of_authenticity before surrendering to American forces

before surrendering to American forces at the war’s conclusion

Orval Hisson

maker marked "Z" (Zeich

recommended for a Military Medal

with an upward facing key at the far right

Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield, Type 3 certificate_of_authenticity before surrendering to American forces(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Heer (Gebirgsjger), respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, and topped by an inscription of NARVIK and German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all four cruciform attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and