Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Newly Listed Bravery Medal - Franz Joseph

Bravery Medal - Franz Joseph I

2 mm inclusive of its dragon suspension

copyrighted by the author in 1968

52 District of the Canadian Forestry Corps

Germany, Heer. A Heer Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Newly Listed Bravery Medal - Franz Joseph(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed wreath bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak leaf branches, over a pebbled field, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, the latter retaining a period original brown leather strap, the strap maker marked E. SCHNEIDER, LDENSCHEID, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm