Instituted on 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II
reverse center presents a rampant lion on a red enamel background
two with a button hole attachment
pinned with two gilded rank pips
the interior stamped with an illegible silver content number
Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for Meritorious Military and Olympic Service Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted on 19 July 1866(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a recipient who rendered distinguished military and Olympic service, featuring five awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve