Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lithuanian Volunteer Arm Shield certificate_of_authenticity 43mm (w) x 44

43mm (w) x 44

the loop stamped on the reverse with a partially-legible but unmistakable kokoshnik mark of “56” indicating 14K composition

the reverse with an inscription of Latin “SIGNUM MEMORIAE” (Translation: In Memory) and dates “1848-1898” in Roman numerals measuring 34

Officers Training Centre

100mm (3 ¾ inches) in total length

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lithuanian Volunteer Arm Shield certificate_of_authenticity 43mm (w) x 44(Wehrmacht rmelschild der litauischen Freiwilligen in der Wehrmacht). Constructed of grey cotton, the obverse bearing a printed unit emblem in the form of a shield executed in Lithuanian national colours, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.