Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A First World War Veteran Auction Archive central insignia mounted over a

central insignia mounted over a red

It sits securely within a one-piece plated magnetic metal hilt featuring a hooked quillon

encircled by an enameled green border with the inscription MERITO MILITAR

meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes

very well hallmarked on reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A First World War Veteran Auction Archive central insignia mounted over a(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War veteran featuring seven decorations, including 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 initail W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse