Germany, Imperial. A Multi-State Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant United Republic of 4th with red belt backing

4th with red belt backing

An example of a seldom encountered cased late war issue Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern)

with the eagle wearing the royal crown on its head and holding a reef knotted rope in its talons

an American

Germany, Imperial. A Multi-State Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant United Republic of 4th with red belt backing(1. Weltkrieg Ordensschnalle eines Frontkmpfer). A multi state medal bar for a distinguished First World War combatant featuring five awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with 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