A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector certificate_of_authenticity and Canadian Forces Decoration (CAPT

and Canadian Forces Decoration (CAPT

he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953

Smyth made his way to the port city of Le Havre

ECCELSTONE

on modern paper backing

A German Imperial Honour Cross 2Nd Class For Merit In The Marine Voluntary Sector certificate_of_authenticity and Canadian Forces Decoration (CAPTTwo piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, black and blue enamels, unmarked, illustrating a fouled anchor on a German tri colour background in the centre, inscribed "FR VERDIENST IM MARINE VEREINSWESEN" on the centrepiece ring, marked on the arms clockwise from the left " D, B, M, V", 39. 8 mm, suspended from a bronze gilt loop bearing oak leaves with pinback, a tri colour ribbon fed through the loop, intact enamels, very light contact,