Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, with Case, by Friedrich Keller Auction Archive on April 5th

on April 5th

without enamel chipping

It is signed in black ink by an Oberst (Colonel) and the regiment’s commander

spotting in the white enamels on the centrepiece ring

a second letter to Knickmann’s widow informing her that her husband has been posthumously promoted to Major

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, with Case, by Friedrich Keller Auction Archive on April 5th(Treuedienst Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse fr 25 Jahre mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback and ribbon bar device, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled swastika, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE),