Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield visually-hidden in dark brown

in dark brown

tarnishing evident on the obverse of the BWM and ALSGCM

in lasting tribute to the early Dutch settlers

five of the six lugs intact

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 135 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield visually-hidden in dark brown(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 64 mm (w) x 61. 67 mm (h), demonstrating minor and sporadic denting, in