slight enamel repair to white enamels
fabric interruptions evident in the gold-coloured bullion wire on the shield frame
maker marked "JL" and marked "900" (silver) on the reverse
or in the advance from the Rhine to the Elbe
the 48th Highlanders
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield Auction Archive slight enamel repair to white(Narvikschild). Constructed of 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 with all four attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 42. 27 mm (w) x 90. 95 mm (h), weighing 19. 7 grams, missing its backplate