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

89 mm (w) x 48

emboss stamped with the size "6 7/8" on the leather strap where it passes through the dome

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

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)

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