Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class United Republic of the Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71

the Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71 with Beaunela Rolande bar

and the award of the Swords to the Knight’s Cross and Oak Leaves to fighter ace Colonel Dietrich Peltz

An Imperial Austrian First War Medal Bar with Seven Awards

holding an important tactical point

A Schinkel Iron Cross Second Class 1939 - Schinkel version

Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class United Republic of the Franco-Prussian War Medal 1870-71In bronze gilt, measuring 35 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), contact marks, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, very fine. Footnote: The Republic of Zaire was the name of a sovereign state between 1971 and 1997 in Central Africa that is now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country was a one party totalitarian dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. Zaire was established following