Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac enamel loss on 12 o'clock

enamel loss on 12 o'clock arm and reverse centre

the elasticized securing strap above having separated in the centre

Canadian Centennial Medal (1867-1967): A Canadian Centennial Medal (Médaille du centenaire du Canada)

last one impressed: 71740 F/S J

dated 1939 and constructed of bronze and cream-coloured

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac enamel loss on 12 o'clock(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge emanating from an oval plate and a banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch similarly emanating from an oval plate, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for a controversial variation now