![Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/241803.jpg "Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.")
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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.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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