Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Mittweida” on the interior of

Mittweida” on the interior of the lid

A King Edward VII Coronation Police Medal 1902

With signs of aging

which made it robust and able to continue to operate with severe damage but could not help the members of this fateful crew

reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks / 409"

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden Mittweida” on the interior of(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with all four side clips to a backplate with a field grey wool liner (indicating Heer issue) and intact beige paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Orth, Vienna,