Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for an Afrikakorps Serviceman United Republic of / MAIL TO FAR EAST:

/ MAIL TO FAR EAST: LIMIT MAIL TO JAPAN TO 24 WORDS

issued at headquarters on 4 February 1943

which was extended to five grades in 1867

The exterior has a strap incorporating an adjustable length metal buckle placed on both sides

Original document describing (in German and Croatian)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for an Afrikakorps Serviceman United Republic of / MAIL TO FAR EAST:(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 49. 55 mm