Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive DA COSTA LISBOA" on the

DA COSTA LISBOA" on the reverse cartouche

he returned to Australia on February 27

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring and on the tips of the arms on both sides

A finely made award consisting of a wide armed Maltese cross composed of multiple silver rays

Official denazified "1957" issue for Veterans wear (as WWII awards were not allowed for wear)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Medal Bar, 1957 Version, For Police Personnel Auction Archive DA COSTA LISBOA" on the(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring five 1957 version decorations, including an Iron Cross II Class, constructed of a blackened and silvered bronze alloy, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813,