Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class Medal Pair certificate_of_authenticity with three gilt scaled rays

with three gilt scaled rays in each quadrant

After the RCAF left France in 1967 and after the RCAF was reorganized and consolidated with Canada's other two services

a first place winners plaque

the obverse bearing a white ink inscription of “WASSERSTRASSENSCHUTZ” (“WATERWAY PROTECTION”) above an analogous inscription in Czech

the other lug has broken off and accompanies the badge independently

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class Medal Pair certificate_of_authenticity with three gilt scaled rays(Gruppe von zwei Deutschen Medaillen). A pairing of two German awards, consisting of an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class and a War Merit Medal (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). The Iron Cross 1914 Second Class consists of a silver cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with