Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction with images of soldiers in

with images of soldiers in the field

the reverse plain but with a broad vertical pinback with a functional barrel hinge and round wire catch

Award document issued to "Gefreiten Georg Papendieck

The decoration hangs from a white and blue enameled porous shield held by a golden lion head carrying a blue enameled mobile hanger

constructed of white and golden cotton threads

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction with images of soldiers in(Ordensschnalle). A 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, the