Austria, Republic. An Austrian Medal Bar

(Ordensschnalle). An Austrian medal bar with four decortaions, including a Military Merit Medal in Bronze, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with war decoration, the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of “SIGNUM LAUDIS” (“SIGN OF PRAISE”) inside of a laurel and oak leaf wreath, topped by a crown suspension, unmarked, measuring 30.80 mm (w) x 50.03 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a Karl Troop Cross, constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, the obverse with an inscription of “VITAM ET SANGVINEM” (“WITH LIFE AND BLOOD”) and a date of “1916” in Roman numerals, topped by Austrian and Hungarian royal crowns, the reverse with an inscription of “GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA, CAROLVS IMP.ET REX” (“A GRATEFUL PRINCE AND COUNTRY, KARL, EMPEROR AND KING”), unmarked, measuring 29.36 mm (w) x 32.472 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with war decoration, consisting of a Cross Pattée, the obverse with central dates “1914-1918” inside of a laurel wreath, with crossed swords through the centre of the cross, unmarked, measuring 37.93 mm (w) x 42.17 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a War Commemorative Medal, constructed of tombak, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with war decoration, the obverse with an Austrian national eagle clutching a coat of arms of the Austrian Republic above an inscription of “FÜR ÖSTERREICH” (“FOR AUSTRIA”), the reverse with dates “1914-1918” inside of an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 36.06 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition; all set on a 92 mm-long bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, in near extremely fine condition.