Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant Province of China and weakening of the scabbard’s

and weakening of the scabbard’s throat catch

original ribbon with cloth-wrapped button hole attachment

the obverse bearing a raised leftward-facing profile of Friedrich Wilhelm Josef von Schelling

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

Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Medal suspended from Blue enamel Life Member pin

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Medal Bar for a First World War Non-Combatant Province of China and weakening of the scabbard’s(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