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LOT 4546
Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Including: 'Friedrich August Medaille' medal and ribbon (2 examples); '7.1.1916' Somme cross medal and ribbon; Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe cross and ribbon; 'Service in the China Expedition' medal and ribbon. Condition as seen.3 1/4 - 4 5/8 in. (79gr total, 8.2-11.8cm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including: military service medal 1914-5 with ribbon; military service cross 1914 with ribbon; and three others. 92gr total, 7.8-11.8cm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including 'Verdienst im Kriege' military service medal and ribbon; FÜR TREUE DIENSTE 1914' loyal service cross and ribbon; 12 years' loyal service medal and ribbon; and others. 78gr total, 71-89mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German WWI Named Pin Jacket Medal. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Iron Cross with '1914' and crown over 'W'; reverse inscribed 'Hauptmann Rudolf Heye'; old collector number '260'. 14gr, 43mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
