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

The top of the cap is fully lined with an additional band of silver aluminum piping

An extremely well-preserved State Service Flag

According to seller this item was obtain in the 1950s directly from the estate of Generalleutnant Friedrich (Fritz) Heinrich Bruno Julius Bronsart von Schellendorf

reverse centre with Anno with Roman numberals for 1847

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,