Medal Bar to Saxon NCO/Civil Servant

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello to all,

Here is a recent Imperial/Third Reich medal bar acquisition: A very interesting and unusual bar to say the least. Hope you like it!

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the reverse:

[Don D.]

A beautiful bar Tom.

[evilmike]

What are the awards left to right? some unusual looking medals in there

[Tom Yanacek]

They are:

1) Saxon War Merit Cross
2) Principality of Reuß Silver Merit Medal w/o Swords
3) 1914-1918 Cross of Honor w/o Swords
4) Saxon Long Service First Class for Unteroffizier (15-years)
5) 40-Year Faithful Service Decoration
6) 25-Year Faithful Service Decoration
7) Spanish Military Merit Cross (1875-1931 type)

[evilmike]

Thanks Tom, very nice looking bar

[VtwinVince]

Very nice and unusual combo. I have a couple of bars with Spanish decorations, and they aren't common.

[Scott Powell]

excellent bar, the best i have seen in some time

[saschaw]

Interresting one! But is this the proper ribbon for the Reuß medal without swords? Thought these had another one...

[Tom Yanacek]

Interresting one! But is this the proper ribbon for the Reuß medal without swords? Thought these had another one...

Hi Sascha,

I believe that this ribbon is correct for both the Silver Merit Medal with and without swords. There was no need to reverse the ribbon colors on these since the medals themselves were distinctly different.

Best regards,
Tom

[streptile]

Great bar, Tom. Thank you for posting it.

[HeikoGrusdat]

I think Sascha you mean the purple peacetime ribbon..... in the OEK Bänderkatalog is written that it was possible to get the medal without swords on the combattant ribbon....

[Tom Yanacek]

I think Sascha you mean the purple peacetime ribbon..... in the OEK Bänderkatalog is written that it was possible to get the medal without swords on the combattant ribbon....

Thanks, Heiko

My understanding is that a wartime recipient of the Silver Merit Medal w/o Swords was permitted to wear the medal on the "wartime" ribbon i.e., the same ribbon as the Reuß Merit Medal with Swords and the Reuß Honor Cross.

Best regards,
Tom

[saschaw]

Ah, indeed! Never seen before, must be somewhat scarce.

[Tom Yanacek]

Better pictures of the Spanish Military Merit Cross (1875-1931 type) awarded during the reign of King Alfonso XIII: