Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive A finely made award consisting

A finely made award consisting of a wide armed Maltese cross composed of multiple silver rays

DA COSTA LISBOA" on the reverse cartouche

83mm x 83mm

Official denazified "1957" issue for Veterans wear (as WWII awards were not allowed for wear)

chipping evident in the red and green enamelled jewels at the base of the crown

Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive A finely made award consisting(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring five 1957 version decorations, including an Iron Cross II Class, constructed of a blackened and silvered bronze alloy, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813,