Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity Institution Date: 1901

Institution Date: 1901

Federal Republic coat-of-arms on the inside lid

There is slight flecking of the enamel from wear

showing scattered gilt wear and small contact marks

maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND" and marked "DÉPOSÉ" (Deposit) on the reverse of the integral suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity Institution Date: 1901(Kriegserinnerungsmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of magnetic iron, 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. 57 mm in diameter,