Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, I Class For 25 Years Auction A 1938 “Bekenntnis zu Großdeutschland”

A 1938 “Bekenntnis zu Großdeutschland” badge (9

The result of this conference was a subscription to rent out Jefferson Temperance Hall on July 8th for a convention to organize a secret society of workingmen

285 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

the obverse with initials “AJ” flanked by a period original Krim Shield

the other with a brass housing

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, I Class For 25 Years Auction A 1938 “Bekenntnis zu Großdeutschland”(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei I. Klasse fr 25 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central 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 a central raised