Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Award, I Class for 25 Years with Case, by Alois Rettenmaier Auction suspended from its original ribbon

suspended from its original ribbon and complete with its ribbon bar

the obverse centre presenting a shield bearing the German flag colours black

original soiled ribbon

Light to moderate surface marks ordain the hilt from period wear

Cross of Merit 1914-17

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Award, I Class for 25 Years with Case, by Alois Rettenmaier Auction suspended from its original ribbon(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei I. Klasse fr 25 Jahre mit Etui). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1944). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled, the obverse overlaid by a central Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath bearing a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse overlaid by a central oval medallion