Germany, Grand Duchy of Hesse - Wearing of five decorations - Lot 288

Germany, Grand Duchy of Hesse - Wearing of five decorations (from right to left): four Prussian, a Croix de Fer 1914, 2nd class, silver and lacquered iron, ribbon for non-combatant, 44 mm; a Croix du Mérite pour aide à la Guerre, 1916, blackened metal, 41 mm; Order of the Red Eagle, a 4th class cross (knight) in silver, the branches with grey background, the center in enamel paint, 38.5 mm ; Order of the Crown of Prussia, a 3rd class cross (officer) in gold and enamel, the centers in two parts, 43.3 mm; Hesse, Order of Philip the Magnanimous, a 2nd class knight's cross in silver and enamel, the legends in enameled gold, 35.7 mm. Germany, early 20th century. TTB Important bar of decorations awarded to a civilian.