Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For Non-Combatant Service United Republic of both tabs are edged by

both tabs are edged by twisted silver piping on all four sides

blue ribbon

a screw back version

and a buttoned flap can no longer be buttoned due to damage

tightly hand embroidered on a black wool backer

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For Non-Combatant Service United Republic of both tabs are edged by(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a recipient with non combatant service spanning the period from the Franco Prussian War through to the First World War, featuring eight decorations, including a Prussian Merit Cross in Silver, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, featuring a double sided central medallions bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II,