Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion was

1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion was discharged from service

maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M4/22” for Christian Theodor Dicke

demonstrating total loss of gilt finish and minor surface oxidation

set on a 25 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and brown wool reverse liner

reverse presents two vertical pins with pinch clasp

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion was(Ordensschnalle eines Nichtkmpfer im I. Weltkrieg). An interesting medal bar for a First World War non combatant featuring an unusual combination of awards, including: 1. A Merit Cross for War Aid, constructed of feinzink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central inscription of FR KRIEGSHILFSDIENST (FOR WAR AID) above oak leaves, the reverse bearing a central