France, II Empire, III and IV Republics. Five Campaign and Service Awards Newly Listed A medal bar for a

A medal bar for a Wehrmacht serviceman with distinguished NSDAP and civil defence service

Feldgendarmerie motto/ banner is in black enamel with raised radium painted letters

maker marked "CRAVANZOLA SUCC RAVIOLO & GARDINO ROMA" on the reverse cartouche

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 482 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

France, II Empire, III and IV Republics. Five Campaign and Service Awards Newly Listed A medal bar for aIncludes: 1. Second Empire: St. Helena Medal (Mdaille de Sainte Hlne). Instituted in 1857. In bronze, measuring 31. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h), original ribbon, in its original cardboard box of issue, embossed with the French crowned eagle and inscribed "AUX COMPAGNONS DE GLOIRE DE NAPOLEON Ier. DCRET IMPERIAL DE 12 AOUT 1857" on the lid. 2. Third Republic: Verdun Medal, Type II (Mdaille de Verdun). Instituted in 1916. In bronze, engraver marked