Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed A 1914 Iron Cross First

A 1914 Iron Cross First Class - A non-magnetic version

with a central blue enameled medallion bearing a gilt number “25” within a ring of white enamel

with folding crease

circumscribed by an inscription of ‘DIE “EISERNE DRITTE” IM EINSATZ GEGEN ENGLAND - RENNES’ (‘THE “IRON THIRD” IN DEPLOYMENT AGAINST ENGLAND - RENNES’)

a padded silk liner on the interior of the lid

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed A 1914 Iron Cross First(Ordensschnalle). A superb medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three 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 of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown,