Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac demonstrating total loss of gilt

demonstrating total loss of gilt finish and minor surface oxidation

1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion was discharged from service

986 miles (9

First Class star

maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M4/22” for Christian Theodor Dicke

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac demonstrating total loss of gilt(Ordensschnalle eines Nichtkmpfer im I. Weltkrieg). An interesting medal bar for a First World War non combatant featuring an unusual combination of awards, including: 1. A Merit Cross for War Aid, constructed of feinzink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central inscription of FR KRIEGSHILFSDIENST (FOR WAR AID) above oak leaves, the reverse bearing a central