Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant United Republic of within a circular wreath of

within a circular wreath of wheat stalks

backed by a wreath bearing the Queen's QEII crown in bronze gilt

the reverse bearing an additional handwritten greeting from Hollekamp

zink pest is visible to the reverse with some chipping of the edge

and Yugoslavia (Socialist): Medal for Labour (bronze gilt

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant United Republic of within a circular wreath of(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