Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar GTRexclude in silver with four hand

in silver with four hand detailed armed and a bronze fleur-de-lys in each quadrant

15" (Orden-Herstellergemeinschaft

fire gilt aluminum buckle on the left end

Gibbons remained in the South African theatre to the conclusion of the war

the edges trimmed in white

Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar GTRexclude in silver with four hand(Erster Weltkrieg Ordensschnalle). An extensive First War period medal bar featuring six decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse), instituted by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III on 17 March 1813, reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 5 August 1914 (1914 1918 issue), constructed of silver with a blackened magnetic iron core, consisting of a Cross Patte with a ribbed frame, the obverse with a central raised