Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity 1860 in Bocholt

1860 in Bocholt

reverse medallion with green enameled cross

19th Infantry Battalion was retained in Canada and was struck off strength of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on March 21

A First War Victory Medal to the 7th Canadian Infantry

reverse numbered 168

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity 1860 in Bocholt(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of nickel alloy and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed, silvered, nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three raised central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 39 mm (w)