Prussia. An Extensive Red Eagle, Military Merit, & Crown Order Ribbon Bar
(Deutsches Kaiserreich Ordensspange). A first and second war German medal ribbon bar with sixteen ribbons, consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, 2) Order of the Red Eagle ribbon, 3) A Commemorative China Campaign ribbon, 4) A Wilhelm Cenntenial ribbon, 5) A Bavarian Order of Military Merit ribbon with miniature Swords and Crown, 6) A Württemberg Order of the Crown ribbon with miniature Swords and Crown, 7) A Hesse Military Merit Cross ribbon, 8) An Oldenburg Order of Peter Friedrich, 9) A Mecklenburg War Merit Cross ribbon, 10) A Prussian Merit Cross ribbon, 11) A Lippe House Order of Merit ribbon with miniature Swords, 12) A Lippe War Merit Cross ribbon, 13) A Schaumburg-Lippe War Cross ribbon, 14) An Austrian Cross of Military Merit ribbon with miniature ribbon, 15) A Turkish Gallipoli Star ribbon with miniature, 16) A Turkish Liaket Medal with miniature Swords and Medal Bar; red wool backer; metal core (magnetic); horizontal pinback; measuring 220 mm (w) x 17 mm (h); very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age; in overall near extremely fine condition. Footnote: This particular bar is that of Reinhard Thaler, 1871-1938; 1914 Captain, Telegraphen Btl 6, in WW1 Commander of the Signal Troops of the Great Headquarter of the German Army, retired as LtCol. [C:225]

