Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, with Case, by Friedrich Keller Auction Archive a horse to his left

a horse to his left standing on its hind legs

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

spotting in the white enamels on the centrepiece ring

which are similarly trimmed with golden-yellow wool piping along the edges and bordered with silver aluminum tresses

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 25-Year Faithful Service Award, with Case, by Friedrich Keller Auction Archive a horse to his left(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),