surmounted by a large crown suspension with an elongated and striated ring
and attached to a vertical
Canadian Engineers was Mentioned in Despatches
complete with paper backer
despite danger and physical hardship brought about by lack of sleep for days on end
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations Auction surmounted by a large crown(Drittes Reich Abzeichen). A mixed lot of four decorations, including a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 10 for Frster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 62 mm (w) x 50. 48