Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour Le Mérite, Medal For Arts And Sciences, 1957 Version Ribbon Bar consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Beginning in August 1914

Beginning in August 1914

Footnote: WWI British Home Front On War Service Badges were issued by the government and private firms from December 1914 onwards

A badge celebrating the Langebrück festival for “Home

buttons and folds represented by beads and dabs of white paint giving it a three-dimension look

opening with metal spring catch with exterior stud release and a functional metal hinge

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour Le Mérite, Medal For Arts And Sciences, 1957 Version Ribbon Bar consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Beginning in August 1914(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Knste Bandschnalle). Instituted 31 May 1842 by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, set on a 25 mm long bar with a period original ribbon and horizontal pinback, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.