Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China John Membership Badge (sterling silver

John Membership Badge (sterling silver with black enamels

with a crimped hinge and fluted banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

illustrating the NSDAP flag surrounded by a wide white border

within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) the twelve o’clock arm bearing a crossed sword clasp

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China John Membership Badge (sterling silver(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a combat veteran of both the First and Second World Wars with interwar police service, featuring six decorations, 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