Germany, Imperial. A Multi-State Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant visually-hidden hallmarked and number impressed "1848"

hallmarked and number impressed "1848" on the reverse

and was extended in 1860 to include Civil Merit

with Document of Issue Attributed to Harold Arthur Sanderson

consisting of a black cotton twill strap bearing multiple rows of silver aluminum wire embroidered with a single red threaded band

Germany, Imperial. A Multi-State Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant visually-hidden hallmarked and number impressed "1848"(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a distinguished combatant of the First World War, featuring five 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