Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield Auction the coat-of-arms suspension in bronze

the coat-of-arms suspension in bronze gilt with red

Footnote: The Order of the Polar Star was instituted in 1936 and awarded for military services

near very fine condition with attractive old patina

wear evident in the black wool where it butts the top of the crown)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield Auction the coat-of-arms suspension in bronze(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, and topped by an inscription of NARVIK with a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs connecting to an original oval zink plate with a