A First War German Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity a ground recovered example

a ground recovered example

badge and cufftitle

a condition that necessitated his return home on the support ship Jacob Ruppert

triple snap closures

SCHWERTNER EGGENBERG" on the reverse

A First War German Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity a ground recovered exampleReichsverband Pforzheim Prussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, iron core, magnetic, 42. 5 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on iron, maker marked "7" over "R. V. PFORZHEIM" (Reichsverband Pforzheim) on the reverse, 38 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, lightly soiled original ribbons, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine.