Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Service Archive Prussia: War Merit Medal 1870-1871

Prussia: War Merit Medal 1870-1871 (bronze

Constructed of brass with a matte finish

securing in place a multi-piece black leatherette chinstrap

Fighting continued into early January 1944 as American troops extended their perimeter south from the airfields

100x153mm in very fine condition

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Service Archive Prussia: War Merit Medal 1870-1871(Ordenschnalle). A medal bar formerly featuring three decorations, with two retained, 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse