Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude (January to June 1942)

(January to June 1942)

Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan (1991 Issue)

the reverse in postcard format and bearing an illegible studio stamp

in silvery

overlaid by a government-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude (January to June 1942)(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, topped by a date of 1940, an inscription of NARVIK, and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, the reverse retaining two of four attachment prongs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a closed shoulder variant produced