Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO'

maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO' on the reverse

The Hera caught fire and sank in Tofino Harbour

situated within a circular oak leaf wreath executed in high relief

the obverse bearing a central raised German national

this Medal was ceased of awarding when the Bravery Medal was created couple years later

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO'(Auszeichungen). A mixed lot of awards, 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. 38 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross II