Bavaria, Kingdom. A Six Piece Medal Bar

(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a Bavarian recipient featuring six decorations, including:

1. A King Ludwig Cross, constructed of patinated bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of King Ludwig III, the reverse bearing a central raised date of “7. I. 1916” over a checkered field, unmarked, measuring 39.56 mm (w) x 45.35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. An Army Jubilee Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 31.85 mm (w) x 43.70 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

3. A Golden Wedding Anniversary commemorative medal, constructed of gilded magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 38.02 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

4. A German Honour Legion Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 32.48 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

5. A Kyffhäuser Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse engraver marked “HOSAEUS”, measuring 30.78 mm (w) x 47.06 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

6. A Long Service Award, II Class for 24 Years, constructed of patinated bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 45.27 mm (w) x 48.44 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

All suspended from 172 mm-long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, demonstrating moderate soiling and material fatigue of the ribbons and some bending of the bar, in very fine condition.