Germany, Kripo. A Criminal Police Officer’s Identity Tag certificate_of_authenticity wear evident on either side

wear evident on either side

measuring 47 mm x 26 mm

the reverse maker marked “Paul Schulze & Co

facing an equal number of reinforced button holes on the other side

There is no information about his career during the rest of the 1920s or indeed most of the 1930s

Germany, Kripo. A Criminal Police Officer’s Identity Tag certificate_of_authenticity wear evident on either side(Kriminalpolizei Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised inscription of STAATLICHE KRIMINALPOLIZEI (STATE CRIMINAL POLICE), with an issue number of 5055, with a single suspension hole, unmarked, measuring 51 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.