![Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/241810.jpg "Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals.")
LOT 4551
Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Including: Merenti 1866 medal and ribbon; outstanding service medal and ribbon, 1914; 1866 service medal and ribbon; Nassau regiment July-August 1866 medal and ribbon; bravery and loyalty cross with ribbon. Condition as seen.3 1/2 - 3 7/8 in. (91gr total, 90-99mm.).
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.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/241811-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Including: Friedrich August of Saxony cross with ribbon; red enamelled service cross with ribbon; military service medal with rose and wreath to the reverse, with ribbon; Chinese Expedition service medal with ribbon; and one other. 91gr total, 7-11.3cm.
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 and other WWI Pin Jacket Medal and Badge.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/241818-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] German and other WWI Pin Jacket Medal and Badge. 1914-1918 and later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Including: Iron Cross with 'W / 1914'; Iron Cross with wreath and 'FA / 1914'; Kriegsmarine badge with anchor and crossed swords; enamelled double-headed eagle pin; British 'The Rifle Brigade' badge. 65gr total, 45-63 mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
![Group of Three [3] German Military and Other Medals.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/245435-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] German Military and Other Medals. 19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Various types. 60gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
