Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For 18 Years Auction Archive 11 mm x 70

11 mm x 70

obverse centre presents a red-enamelled six-pointed cross

but sadly unlegible

with a pleasant personality and manner

Fittings and are complete with all scabbard retaining screws which appear to be unturned

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Police Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For 18 Years Auction Archive 11 mm x 70(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei, II. Klasse fr 18 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR TREUE