Germany, Ss. A Rare Long Service Award, I Class For 25 Years, Stick Pin Miniature Newly Listed The 50 mm wide sweatband

The 50 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from cinnamon brown leather

Nice dark patina

These operations involved surface speedboats (such as the Sinking of HMS York)

Footnote: The Order of the Red Banner was instituted on August 1

Germany, Ss. A Rare Long Service Award, I Class For 25 Years, Stick Pin Miniature Newly Listed The 50 mm wide sweatband(SS Dienstauszeichnung I. Stufe fr 25 Jahre, Anstecknadel). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of a swastika, overlaid by central raised double Sig runes, situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 11 mm (w) x 11 mm (h), demonstrating minor tarnishing, a scarce miniature version in extremely fine condition.