Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction JOHANNESBURG (7259 PTE

JOHANNESBURG (7259 PTE

An award recommendation

which lay in front of the approaching Americans

the leather remaining relatively supple considering its age

the throat retained by both original screws

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction JOHANNESBURG (7259 PTE(Ordensschnalle). A superb medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three decorations, 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown,