Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed " August 25th was to

" August 25th was to prove to be the "high score" day

the reverse inscribed “MEDAILLE FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE” (“MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE”)

5 inclusive of its crown suspension

An Army Meritorious Service Medal to the 24th Canadian Infantry -  George V

with gilt laurel branches through the quadrants

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed " August 25th was to(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 an initial institution date of 1813, with an illegible mark on the suspension