Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant Province of China stained five-sided ribbon suspension

stained five-sided ribbon suspension

on loop for suspension (marked “65” for Klein & Quenzer A

along with scuffing on the clear dust jacket

marked "BR" (bronze) and name engraved "A

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant Province of China stained five-sided ribbon suspension(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