Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Bavarian First World War Combatant Auction 5 mm x 66 mm

5 mm x 66 mm diameter seal

Introduced in 1912

with sharp detailing and only minor loss of gilt

1946 (Canada Gazette 3166)

edge nicks on the IGSM and the VM

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Bavarian First World War Combatant Auction 5 mm x 66 mm(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a Bavarian combatant of the First World War, featuring three decorations, including: 1. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled swords, the obverse bearing a central monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI