Austria, Empire. A Military Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For Officers For Twenty-Five Years' Service, C.1850 Auction a strip of reinforcing olive

a strip of reinforcing olive green cotton stitched at the right end

Cheshire was posted to the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes

edge wear on the exterior

the packet with “Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen” printed in black gothic lettering on the obverse with the maker’s mark on the reverse removed

Footnote: The Hamburg America Line (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft = HAPAG) was a transatlantic shipping enterprise established in Hamburg

Austria, Empire. A Military Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For Officers For Twenty-Five Years' Service, C.1850 Auction a strip of reinforcing oliveType I (1849 1867), silvered bronze insignia, mounted to a bronze gilt cross base, the base with a mother of pearl inserted backer, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its typical early type I loop, very light contact, replacement ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine.