Bavaria, Kingdom. A Long Service Award, II Class for 24 Years Archive lid marked "Patriae ac Humanitati

lid marked "Patriae ac Humanitati 1864-1914 K

the bottom is marked with red orb

in memory of your loyal brother

the spike remains loose versus the body of the helmet

the obverse topped by Florian’s letterhead with an embossed NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Long Service Award, II Class for 24 Years Archive lid marked "Patriae ac Humanitati(Dienstauszeichnungskreuz 2. Klasse fr 24 Jahre). Instituted 3 March 1865 by King Ludwig II. (1906 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms completing in ball finials and with arms joined through the inner quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Bavarian checkered shield, the reverse bearing a central ribbed shield overlaid by an inscription of XXIV DIENST JAHRE (24 SERVICE YEARS),