Germany, Imperial. A Jubilee Medal Bar for a Distinguished Franco-Prussian War Combatant Auction Archive circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “DEM SIEGER DAS KRIEGSMINISTERIUM” (“TO THE VICTORS

wounded or POW begin to appear in rapid succession

and an overall body length of 54 cm

A transitional badge from the First War style to the post-First War style of wings

2nd Lieutenant J

Germany, Imperial. A Jubilee Medal Bar for a Distinguished Franco-Prussian War Combatant Auction Archive circumscribed by an inscription of(Ordensschnalle). A superb medal bar for a distinguished combatant of the Franco Prussian War featuring seven awards, including: 1. An 1870 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 1870, the twelve oclock