Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Newly Listed numbered 1561066

numbered 1561066

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McCrae was famous for having treated wounded during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915

chain displaying seven insignias

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Newly Listed numbered 1561066(Kriegserinnerungsmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of bronzed magnetic iron, die struck, 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.