Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, Type Ii, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold surrounded by a blue enameled

surrounded by a blue enameled ring with gilt inscription of “ALBERTUS ANIMOSUS” (“ALBERT THE MERCIFUL”) and arabesques

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (22392 - Pte

with slight chipping of enamels evident

The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, Type Ii, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold surrounded by a blue enameled(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating