Braunschweig, Dukedom. A Medal Bar with a War Merit Cross and Two other Medals and Awards

A medal bar with three medals, awards, and decorations, consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central “W”, with the re-institution date “1914” in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a central oak-leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date “1813” in raised numbers on the lower arm, a raised Prussian crown on the upper arm, with “FW” in equally raised lettering directly below, measuring 43.00 mm (w) x 43.49 mm (h), weighing 18.1 grams. 2) A Braunschweig War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse). A cross patte constructed of darkened bronze, the obverse inscribed “EA” for “Ernst August”, with a raised royal crown on the upper arm, and dated “1914” on the lower arm, the reverse inscribed “Für Verdienst im Kriege” (For Merit At War), on a double loop for suspension, measuring 30.25 mm (w) x 30.26 mm (h), weighing 10.0 grams. 3) A Hindenburg Cross (Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918), a bronzed metal (magnetic) cross pattée with crossed swords between the arms of the cross, the obverse inscribed with “1914/1918” within an open-ended laurel wreath, the reverse plain, measuring 37.65 mm (w) x 37.65 mm (h), weighing 14.8 grams. Suspended from its medal bar via their period original ribbons, with a metal core and a horizontal pinback, measuring 102 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in overall very fine condition.