German Empire Imperial Ally- Four-Piece Medal Bar

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German Empire, Imperial & Third Reich era - Four-Piece Schnalle. Assembled sometime around 1938 to an imperial German Empire allied front-line veteran who performed a single act of bravery in combat during the imperial war, also gave services to the Bulgarian people and the Crown, and also gave 25 years of service to the German public. The four-piece medal bar consists of:

• Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914, instituted August 5, 1914).
• Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords by GG - Gebrüder Gloerfeld or Lüdenscheid (Das Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer mit Schwertern, instituted July 13, 1934).
• 25 Year Faithful Service Cross (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter 2.Stufe für 25 Jahre, instituted January 30, 1938)
• Kingdom of Bulgaria, 5th Issue (c.1908-1918) - Бронзов медал с корона, 5-ти тип. Instituted January 6, 1882, the Medal of Merit was awarded to Bulgarian and allied armies (Austria-Hungary and Germany) for services to the Bulgarian people and the Crown. It is constructed out of a two-piece bronze base. The obverse features the left facing bust of Tsar Ferdinand I, above the designer mark “P. Telge”, surrounded by “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ” (Ferdinand I King of Bulgaria). The reverse reads: “ЗА ЗАСЛУГА” (For Merit), above a five-pointed star surrounded by a half oak leaf and acorn, half laurel leaf and berry wreath that is tied together at the bottom. To the top is a soldered-on loop which is attached to a hollow crown, with a ring going through the top orb to the red (peace time) ribbon. The medal measures 1 1/16 inches in diameter.