Kuban Campaign Shield – 1943

Kuban Shield 1943 with the eagle, 1943 date, KUBAN title and the place names Lagunen, Krymskaja and Noworossijsk. This plate is a thin stamped zinc skin at 10.7 g with fold-over prongs and no cloth. A textbook steel front plate is about 22.1 g. Minor surface wear is present, with light patina on the front and oxidation on the reverse.