Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China perforated at each corner with

perforated at each corner with an eyelet for rivet attachment

with material fatigue evident to the cover and some fatigue to the binding

intact enamels on the Cross of Merit

the plate with two recessed areas lined in black felt

within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) the twelve o’clock arm bearing a crossed sword clasp

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China perforated at each corner with(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a combat veteran of both the First and Second World Wars with interwar police service, featuring six 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