Germany, Imperial. An Iron Crown Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant Hold The War Cross replaced the

The War Cross replaced the Military Order of Maria Cristina

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse)

Generalmajor Alexander Holle (1898–1978)

scattered paint chipping and gilt wear

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Crown Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant Hold The War Cross replaced the(Ordensschnalle). A superb medal and order bar for a distinguished combatant of the First World War, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 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, the reverse with three