![Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/241803.jpg "Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.")
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 Four [4] German WWI Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/241812-s.jpg)
Group of Four [4] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including: two Iron Cross medals on carrier with ribbons; Prussia Medal 1895 25th Anniversary Commemoration of Victories 1870 -1871; Regierungs-Jubiläums-Medaille von 1902 with ribbon; and one other. 96gr total, 74-82mm.
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. -
![Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/241806-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including: Braunschweigischen Husaren Regiment Nr. 17 – Peninsula 1809-1909 100 Year Jubilee medal; Kriegsverdienstkreuz (Braunschweig) cross and ribbon; and three others. 78gr total, 8.9-10.3cm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
