Underneath it reads “Reichsdruckerei
traces of greening on the obverse
Early Type with torch at 12 o'clock inb Bronze gilt and a black matte finish
arriving at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in France on September 23
the day of his departure from Canada
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive Underneath it reads “Reichsdruckerei(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for military and civil service, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint