Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Mother’s Cross Medal Bar for Services to the Red Cross and War Effort GTRexclude who became eligible for this

who became eligible for this award in 1919

" below in black ink

the 25-year clasp measuring 30 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

35 mm x 40 mm x 56 mm)

including an ink print dated 1945 and featuring a handwritten dedication to Döppner

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Mother’s Cross Medal Bar for Services to the Red Cross and War Effort GTRexclude who became eligible for this(Ordensschnalle). A rare medal bar for a female recipient featuring three awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 11 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition. 2. An Honour Cross