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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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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. -
German WWI Mounted Medal Group. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Group of three medals with ribbons on a carrier: Iron Cross; war service medal; 25 years' service medal. 94gr, 94mm.
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): £117
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. 79gr total, 8.2-11.8cm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
