Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive but typical Hauptmünzamt

but typical Hauptmünzamt

" Almost three years later

Footnote: Alcide James Stevens was born on July 29

marked "MEXICAN SERVICE" with a label inscribed "14221" on the lid

maker marked "V&S"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive but typical Hauptmünzamt(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, obverse depicting shield with central Edelweiss (representing Heer Gebirgsjger), propeller (representing the Luftwaffe), and anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine), underneath date of 1940, underneath inscription of NARVIK, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, with four reverse attachment prongs securing the shield to a black wool backer, unmarked,