Prussia, State. A 25-Year Long Service Cross For Officers, C.1840 United Republic of 5 mm (w) x 18

5 mm (w) x 18 mm (h) silver First Lieutenant's rank insignia pinned in place on the left side

vertical needle style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a flat wire catch

measuring 286 mm x 35 mm

he was evacuated with three officers and 60 other ranks

Prussia, State. A 25-Year Long Service Cross For Officers, C.1840 United Republic of 5 mm (w) x 18(Dienstauszeichnung fr Offiziere fr 25 Dienstjahre) Issued 1825 1920 Issue. A bronze gilt cross; the obverse with a central crowned Royal Monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III; the reverse with a central XXV for 25 Years of Service; on loop for suspension from a period original ribbon; measuring 38. 91 mm (w) x 38. 84 mm (h); weighing 16. 1 grams; in overall mint condition.