Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity II Class (18 July 1943)

II Class (18 July 1943)

The wreath is highlighted with shiny acorns

Both his father and mother were born in Russia (he at Tiflis

an octagonal medal bearing the rightward facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a diadem with maple leaves and surrounded by “Elizabeth II dei Gratia Regina” as well as “Canada” in capital letters

with a green enameled laurel wreath surround

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity II Class (18 July 1943)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of