Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant Hold a War Cross

a War Cross

43 mm x 35 mm

joined together through the rays by a banner bearing an inscription of “MIT GOTT FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND 1800” (“WITH GOD FOR KING AND FATHERLAND 1860”)

with button reverse

1943 and was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant Hold a War Cross(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a distinguished First World War combatant featuring an interesting combination of awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross I 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 1914, the twelve