Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity 1917 in Fredericton

1917 in Fredericton

maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND" and marked "DÉPOSÉ" (Deposit) on the reverse of the integral suspension

There is slight flecking of the enamel from wear

consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1939 First Class miniature

Institution Date: 1901

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity 1917 in Fredericton(Kriegserinnerungsmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of magnetic iron, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Patte, overlaid by a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, bearing dates 1939 1940 in the quadrants, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEN KMPFERN FR DIE DEUTSCHE FREIHEIT (TO THE FIGHTERS FOR GERMAN FREEDOM), unmarked, measuring 32. 57 mm in diameter,