Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for Eastern Front Service

(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for Eastern Front service featuring three decorations, including:

1. 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.36 mm (w) x 48.10 mm (h), with a consistent patina visible throughout the frame, in near extremely fine condition.

2. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “14” for L. Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, measuring 35.73 mm (w) x 44.08 mm (h), with moderate loss of finish and slight oxidation evident, in very fine condition.

3. A Romanian Crusade Against Communism Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised female figure, the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a hand gripping a sword, in turn flanked by a date of “1941”, circumscribed by an inscription of “CRUCIADA ÎMPOTRIVA COMUNISMULUI” (“CRUSADE AGAINST COMMUNISM”), the reverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing female figure above an inscription of “ROMÂNIA RECUNOSCĂTOARE” (“ROMANIA IS GRATEFUL”), engraver marked “P. GRANT”, measuring 31.68 mm in diameter, with minor tarnishing evident, in near extremely fine condition.

All suspended from an 85 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner, unmarked, with minor soiling visible to the liner and medal ribbons, in near extremely fine condition.