Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive 19" above "Res

19" above "Res

On completion of shakedown training off the New England coast

but typical Hauptmünzamt

Footnote: Alcide James Stevens was born on July 29

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

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Archive 19" above "Res(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,