It is not known what was the qualification for this badge (which awards received during WWI would qualify for receipt of this badge)
An extremely fine quality manufacture “Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler mit Schwerter”
5 cm (w) x 26 cm (l) x 11 cm (h)
Joachim von Ribbentrop and the banker Kurt Freiherr von Schröder
Germany, Imperial. An Extensive Medal Ribbon Bar, C.1918 Newly Listed It is not known what(Ordensschnalle). An extensive medal ribbon bar featuring nine decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross, a Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914 1918 with Swords, a Silesian Eagle, two Long Service Medals, a Wilhelm Centenary Medal, and an Austrian Bravery Medal with War Decoration, all set on a 135 mm long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, in very fine condition.