Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Core certificate_of_authenticity according to Joseph Goebbels "because

according to Joseph Goebbels "because the Soviet Union had not signed the Convention and did not follow its provisions at all"

) facing the "Inhalt" (Contents) pages

Mounted to a suspension with three push pins on the reverse

stating that he was single and acknowledging that he had made a previous application with the RCAF in Winnipeg in 1940 but had been declared "Unfit for aircrew" due to "defective vision"

number engraved "17542" on the obverse and "14574" on the reverse of the loop suspension

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Core certificate_of_authenticity according to Joseph Goebbels "because(Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). Constructed of blackened iron, unmarked, measuring 38 mm x 38 mm, in as found condition