Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Auction Archive Footnote: William Paul was born

Footnote: William Paul was born on May 18

The reverse bears the image of a crowned coat of arms and foliage with the denomination “500 REIS”

In June of 1916

the opposite end with a reverse brown leather tongue seven sets of dual eyelets

marked by mark of "LR PARIS"

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Auction Archive Footnote: William Paul was born(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 clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1943, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with size clips, retaining a field grey wool liner and partially intact black paper reverse liner, the former indicating Heer issue, the shield measuring 51. 96 mm (w)