Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive with gilded leaf above

with gilded leaf above

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

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring and on the tips of the arms on both sides

with an inscription of “AFRIKA” flanked by palm trees of identical construction

DA COSTA LISBOA" on the reverse cartouche

Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive with gilded leaf above(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,