BACKGROUND: The wear of Awards, Medal Bars and/or Ribbon Bars were addressed in regulations of April 28^TH 1937 and followed the established directives that had been previously laid down. When an award was instituted the introductory orders would prescribe the proper form of wear with most of the awards being permitted to be grouped together on a medal or ribbon bar for specific forms of dress. The medal bars were intended for wear on the walking-out dress and formal uniforms while the ribbon bars were intended for all other forms of dress. Strict regulations listed the required order in which awards were authorized to be worn on the medal and/or ribbon bars.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The roughly, 3/4" tall and 1 3/4" wide, three place ribbon bar features a horizontally ribbed War Merit Cross 2^ND class ribbon with a gilt washed, stamped alloy, crossed swords cypher, a Long Service Decoration ribbon with a silver washed, stamped alloy, Luftwaffe eagle cypher and a Commemorative Medal of 1^ST October 1938 ribbon with a bronze washed, stamped alloy, Prague Castle bar cypher, all mounted on a convexed, magnetic sheet metal base plate. The reverse of the base plate has a protective, field-grey wool backing handstitched in place and a horizontal pin back device intact. The ribbons are in overall very good condition with minimal age toning and all three cyphers retain the majority of their respective washes.

GRADE ****                             PRICE $119.00