Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Medal Bar Auction Archive 42 mm x 47

42 mm x 47

wood wrapped in brown leather

he left for his first of two tours of duty in the French theatre

with a central vertical pinback having been added

Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Medal Bar Auction Archive 42 mm x 47(Ordensschnalle). A First War period medal bar with three decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central