Germany, Imperial. A Red Eagle Order Medal Bar Auction with a looped silver gilt

with a looped silver gilt pair of oak-leaves attached - suspended from a period original ribbon

the narrow one at the top for the Ribbon Bar

( 2188551 PTE

returning to his unit in the field

all measuring 20 mm in diameter

Germany, Imperial. A Red Eagle Order Medal Bar Auction with a looped silver giltA three place medal bar, Prussia, Kingdom. A Merit Cross for War Aid (Verdienstkreuz fr Kriegshilfe), instituted 5 December 1916, a Maltese cross paty constructed of blackened Kriegsmetall alloy, the obverse centre bears the inscription FR KRIEGS HILFSDIENST (FOR WAR AID SERVICE) with two crossed sprigs of oak leaves underneath, the reverse centre bears the crowned cipher RW for King Wilhelm II, measuring 41. 60 mm (w) x 41. 53 mm (h), on a white, red