Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive Medal for 15 Years of

Medal for 15 Years of Irreproachable Service of the Armed Forces of the USSR (in silvered and gilt brass)

oxidation on silver

Cross (Cruz)

maker marked "M" over "SS" within a sun-shape on the intact clip

HOWELL / 50 METRES FREE STYLE / LE MANS / 31 MAY 1919" on the reverse

Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive Medal for 15 Years of(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords, situated over a plane and above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK, culminating in a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked on each side by log pillboxes, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to an oval magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner