Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Honour Decoration, II Class Medal Newly Listed cypher of Leopold I (LL

cypher of Leopold I (LL RR) on the reverse centrepiece

(Issued 1901-1918)

oxidation and loss of finish evident

A First War Canadian Light Horse

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Honour Decoration, II Class Medal Newly Listed cypher of Leopold I (LL(Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of feinzink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a double sided circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ (FOR MERIT IN AIR DEFENCE), the reverse bearing a raised institution date of