Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for Second World War and Police Service

(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for Second World War and Police service featuring two decorations, including:

1 A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, without visible marks, measuring 48.35 mm (w) x 48.52 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A Police Long Service Decoration, III Class for 8 Years, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number “8”, circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER POLIZEI” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE POLICE”), unmarked, measuring 38.18 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition. Both suspended from a 65 mm-long zink bar with a field-grey wool reverse liner and horizontal pinback, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.